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Henry Thomas Norton - Letters

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  • Description

    Contains photocopied material. Typed transcript (photocopy) of a letter from Harry Norton, France, to his wife, dated 29 May 1916.

    The following extracts are taken from pages 85 and 86:

    [Page 85]

    "... large red poppies growing everywhere & pushing up their long stems above the grass. There are several large trees of orange blossom, and my thoughts go back to our Wedding day my own Sweetheart, ..."

    [Page 86]

    "Flowers, Flowers, glorious Flowers. I have not told you half about them and you will perhaps think me a 'molly coddle', but Dear heart they make me think of your great true love for me and so I have written from my heart, which has & always will be yours forever."

  • Other Id

    11560 (Presto content ID)

    MS-2004-16-11-24 (Reference Number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

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