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WEA - Bernard Weatherill Papers
C - Personal Papers
F - Family letters between Jack Weatherill, his family and close friends, November 1937 - June 1949
1 - Family letters from Jack Weatherill to 'everyone' at home, September 1940 - October 1942
Ref No
WEA/C/F/1/44
AltRefNo
0535493/44
Collection
Bernard Weatherill Papers
Title
Letter from Jack Weatherill to 'everyone' at home, 14 August 1942
Name of creator
Weatherill, Bruce Bernard (1920-2007) Baron Weatherill, Speaker of the House of Commons
Date
14 August 1942
Extent
1 item
Description
Letter from Jack Weatherill to 'everyone' at home, 14 August 1942. He describes having a lazy time as the rain is heavy and persistant, and also a quiet evening life. He lists the items rationed in India as being petrol and sugar only and refers to trouble in Delhi, presumably the Quit India movement, and Muslim support for the British.
Notes
Previous reference number: WEA/C F1/44 : 0535493/44
Subject
Rain
Rationing
Petrol
Sugar
Food
Muslims
PhysicalDescription
1 document (4pp and envelope). Ink on paper
Related Organisation
Quit India Movement
Related Place
Delhi, India
Associated Person
Weatherill family
Associated Place
Roseleigh Hotel, Mussoorie, India
Category
Correspondence
Access conditions
This material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk).
Copyright
Material within the archive may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Special Collections & Archives staff will assist where possible in helping trace copyright holders, but it is ultimately the responsibility of users to obtain the permission of the copyright holder for reproduction of copyright material for uses other than research or private study.
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