Calder-Marshall, Arthur to "My dearest wife" [Alice Calder-Marshall], 6th/19th Feb. 1917

Photocopy of the original letter. It is unclear why these letters are included with the collection, and may have been a separate research project that Julia Briggs was working on.

Also notable is Calder-Marshall's system of writing dates. He may have been using the Soviet Calendar, which dropped 2 weeks from February 1918.

"My dearest Wife, It never rains but it pours. I had your welcome telegram yesterday and to-day I have got your letter. Up till yesterday I had not heard a word from you! Please thank the children very much for their letters, why didn't Margaret write as well? Was she so much disgusted with her Xmas present? I have been busier than ever over here and have been pushing matters along so as to get back to London..."