Letters from either or both Beryl and Eileen Hunter (The Pleasaunce, Lake, nr. Salisbury) to Siegfried Sassoon and filed in one sequence, 1930-1939
Scope and Contents
The letters are dated 6, 8, 17, 25 Nov 1930, 16, 26 Feb, 4, 17 Mar, 15, 17, 21, 23 Apr, 5, 12, 16, 24, 30 May, 15, 18 Jun, 1, 5, 13, 16, 22, 25, 28, 30 Jul, 20, 22, 27, 29 Aug, 2, 3, 11,15, 21, 25, 28, 30 Sep, 8 Oct, 5, 9, 17, 25 Nov 1931, 26 Jan 1932, 22 Oct 1933 (2 letters), 10, 15 Aug, 29 Sep, 19 Oct, 11 Nov, 4, 5 Dec 1934, 30 Aug (2 letters), 2, 20 Sep (2 letters) 1936, 18 Jul 1938, and 22 Feb 1939. They cover the situation at Wilsford, health of Stephen Tennant, staffing problems, Sassoon's horses, and their dismissal by Tennant.
Dates
- Creation: 1930-1939
Creator
- Hunter, Beryl, d 1944 (gardener) (Person)
- Hunter, Eileen, d 1944 (gardener) (Person)
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Extent
62 item(s) (62 items paper) : paper
Language of Materials
English
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