Dear Mr Wooldridge

My brother told me that he had arranged all the Insurance with you, so I never imagined that it did not include this house. I suppose it was only the freehold property. This house belongs to Magdalen College I do not know at all what it is worth, as I only pay £3 a year for it under the Copyhold. I suppose it might be about £800, the ... continue reading

Dear Mr Moore, Miss Finlaison told me that you thought there was a possibility of getting a pension for our blind girl, Annie Norgate. It would be a most happy thing, as she is entirely dependant on her parents - and the father is a labourer not so young as he was[.] There are fifteen children, but most are now off their hands[.] I believe the disease is atrophy of the nerve. It came on when ... continue reading