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Document ReferenceLa Ac 1/1/211
TitleLetter from D.H. Lawrence, Hotel Beau Rivage, Bandol [France] to his sister [Ada Clarke]; 27 Feb. 1929
Date27 February 1929
Extent1 f
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionAddresses her as 'My dear Sister'; discusses funeral of Ada's father-in-law [William Clarke]; is sending her £50 to cover the rent for Mountain Cottage [at Middleton by Wirksworth, Derbyshire] and asks if she and Eddie need to borrow any more money; speculates that they may go to Spain with Rhys Davies next week; signed 'love DHL'.

Date: Letter is dated 'Wed[nesday]'; date provided is from Keith Sagar and James T. Boulton 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991) vol VII, pp 192-193.
Termfunerals, William Clarke
financial affairs, D.H. Lawrence
Physical DescriptionWritten in dark ink on both sides of a sheet of pale blue paper; dimensions are 130 x 210mm.
Publication NoteKeith Sagar and James T. Boulton 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991) vol VII, p 192-193.

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA42Lawrence; D.H. (1885-1930); David Herbert; writer1885-1930
NA368Clarke; Ada (1887-1948); Mrs; married W.E. Clarke 1913; sister of D.H. Lawrence1887-1948
NA77656Clarke; William (c.1856-1929); Mr; father-in-law of D.H. Lawrence's sister Ada; had a tailor's shop in Ripley, Derbyshirec.1856-1929
NA74644Clarke; William Edwin (1889-1964); known as 'Eddie'; married Ada Lawrence 19131889-1964
NA74698Davies; Rhys (1901-1978); Welsh writer1901-1978
Places
CodeSet
PL1550/Middleton by Wirksworth/Derbyshire/England
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