Record

Document Reference	La Ac 1/1/66
Title	Letter from D.H. Lawrence, 12 Colworth Road, Addiscombe, Croydon, [Surrey] to Miss L.A. Lawrence, Lynn Croft, Eastwood; 8 Mar. 1911
Date	8 March 1911
Extent	2 ff (plus envelope)
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Addresses her as 'My dear Ada'; hopes her forthcoming house move is a success; is sorry she is so troubled, but urges her to avoid religion; is sorry that Mr Reid is leaving [Rev. Robert Reid left Eastwood for Pendleton, Lancashire]; mentions a visit to Hampstead, but is not sure whether he will take Louie [Burrows] with him; is glad that he has offended Aunt Ada by writing her a stinging letter; and discusses other business, including the Siegmund book and the 'Alice Hall business'; signed 'With my heart's love DHL'. Includes a black edged envelope (La Av 1/1/66/2) addressed to Miss L.A. Lawrence, Lynn Croft, Eastwood, Notts; bears two green half penny stamps postmarked in Croydon at 11.15am 8 Mar. 1911; the verso also bears a postmark in Eastwood Nottingham dated 9 Mar. 1911.
Term	publications, novels, D.H. Lawrence 'The White Peacock'
	family news
	domestic affairs, moving house
	religion, D.H. Lawrence's attitude towards
Physical Description	Written in ink on both sides of a single sheet of paper folded to form 2 folios; folio 1r is edged in black; dimensions are 220 x 175 mm;
Publication Note	James T. Boulton, ed. 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1979) vol I, pp 236-237.

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA42	Lawrence; D.H. (1885-1930); David Herbert; writer	1885-1930
NA368	Clarke; Ada (1887-1948); Mrs; married W.E. Clarke 1913; sister of D.H. Lawrence	1887-1948
NA74614	Lawrence; Arthur John (1846-1924); father of D.H. Lawrence	1846-1924
NA75229	Holditch; Alice Beatrice (c.1880-); née Hall; married White Holditch; friend of D.H. Lawrence in Eastwood Nottinghamshire	c.1880-
NA366	Burrows; Louisa (1888-1962); known as 'Louie'; married Frederick Heath 1941	1888-1962
NA373	Reid; Robert (1868-1955); Rev.; Congregationalist minister Eastwood	1868-1955