A letter written by my grandfather Henry Brown

• February 6, 2018 00:36:19 Thomas A. Lingner

  Gretna
  

  20/4/18
  

  My darling Ivy
  

           At last I have found time to write to
  

  you. You really must believe that I am neglecting
  

  you. I have had a fearful time this week but
  

  I am glad to say it is over at last and I shall
  

  have a fairly easy time for a few days.
  

        Well, old lady our Smoking Concert came
  

  off on Friday night & was a great success. I enclose
  

  you a copy of the programme but there were a
  

  great many more items than are down, all the Officers
  

  were present and every one thoroughly enjoyed it,
  

  my word it was wet too. this is the bill I have had
  

  to pay this morning. 15 bottles Whiskey. 2 bottles port
  

  1 bottle Wincarnis. 6 bottles cyder. 6 syphons soda. 1 bottle
  

  sherry. 1 bottle rum, 1 bottle brandy, 30 gallons beer.
  

  200 cigarettes, 1 box cigars, what do you think of that
  

  besides bread, biscuits, cheese, tongue, salmon and
  

  ham & beef. There were about 100 present, we kept it
  

  up till 12.15 then to bed & up again at 5 this morning
  

  to get the last draft of men off to Ireland.
  

  
  

• February 3, 2018 22:41:15 Ildiko Hegedus

  Gretna
  

  20/4/18
  

  My darling Ivy
  

           at last I have found time to write to
  

  you. You really must believe that I am neglecting
  

  you. I have had a fearful time this week but
  

  I am glad to say it is over at last and I shall
  

  have a fairly easy time for a few days.
  

        Well, old lady our Smoking Concert came
  

  off on Friday nighttwas a great success. I enclose
  

  you a copy of the programme but there were a
  

  greaty many more items than are down, all the Officers
  

  were present and every one thoroughly enjoyed it,
  

  my word it was wel too. this is the bill I have had
  

  to pay this morning. 15 bottles Whiskey. 2 bottles port
  

  1 bottle . 6 bottles cyder. 6 syphons soda. 1 bottle
  

  sherry. 1 bottle rum, 1 bottle brandy, 30 gallons beer.
  

  200 cigarettes, 1 bose cigars, what do you think of that
  

  besides bread, biscuits, cheese, tongue, salmon and
  

  ham & beef. There were about 100 present, we kept it
  

  up till 12.15 then to bed & up again at 5 this morning
  

  to get the last draft of men off to Ireland.
  

  
  

  
  

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