RootsChat.Com
Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: MeirSoul on Friday 15 July 22 18:40 BST (UK)
-
I was wondering if anyone could decipher what this letter says as I am struggling with the handwriting. It appears to be from my great grandfather and I'm guessing it has something to do with over staying leave .
Thanks in advance
-
2nd part of the letter
-
Some faded parts I have had difficulty reading but as a start, here goes (excluding the Address).
"It is now two years since I went on active service having been in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and now France and this is the first leave I hagve had - 14 days expiring on the 13th inst. (?0 by trade (?0 before I went away I arranged for the (class?) of goods I dealt in to be saved pending my return. I find now that they have so accumulated that the Manufacturer requires their removal or I shall lose them and I hafve to find stores for them & get them away. This will take some little time and I was wondering if you could (?) (?)
-
Can't see the 2nd part of the letter that you posted in a separate tweet.
-
Hello -
As the previous reply, but 'I am a pot seller by trade and .....'
craggagh.
-
That would actually make sense as he was a Pottery , china seller on market stalls from longton stoke on trent . Ill try and post the 2nd part of the letter now
-
I'll be surprised if anyone can make sense of this 2nd page to be honest as it seems to be badly faded
-
end of page 1:
I was wondering if you could grant
Page 2
me a short extension of leave
for that purpose so that I may
have something to come to should
I be lucky enough to get through.
-
Agree with bbart re page 2.
-
Thats brilliant guys , thanks to all of you, much appreciated
-
You're welcome. And apologies for the mis-spelling of some words - due to my haste in typing!