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Rock Hall
Alnwick

My dearest Jim

Sept 5 35

Here with is this 'ere so-called
life. I trust it may give
you the rough data. - I
only ask one thing that in your
account for Cardiff you should
retain entire the beginning part
about my parentage - if it is
of interest I think to know
from when and from where chaps sprung. -
& explains a lot - for the rest
[illeg] it's a meagre
second. but there it is
Helen S read it & seems to want
a typed copy so if it is
possible and convenient could you
get a few typed copies &
send them to me - [illeg] It was just shoved
down as a private document
for your pals but H seems
to think it interesting so
if you could do that - she
will pay for the typing - I should
|I'm still painfully & with incredible slowness doing tiny bits of stuff
about my book. I've at last fixed titles of parts & bits of stuff
to go before each . & other oddments |