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- [early 20th Century].
Part of Ifor (Ivor) Leslie Evans - World War I Correspondence
Notes written in Welsh on Welsh hymn singing.
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Part of Ifor (Ivor) Leslie Evans - World War I Correspondence
Notes written in Welsh on Welsh hymn singing.
Part of Ifor (Ivor) Leslie Evans - World War I Correspondence
Typed notes on Liberalism, the Liberal Party and the House of Commons as a forum.
Telegram to Dr Hoyle from Mackeprang,
Part of Ifor (Ivor) Leslie Evans - World War I Correspondence
States Ifor is a prisoner of war in Nuremberg, he will be released upon the deposit of 5000 marks.
Mackeprang, M. Dr.
Part of Ifor (Ivor) Leslie Evans - World War I Correspondence
Confirming receipt of £5 from his father.
Telegram from Henry F. Lippitt (Senator from Rhode Island) to Mr Henry Chaffee,
Part of Ifor (Ivor) Leslie Evans - World War I Correspondence
States that the State department has received the following cable from Berlin "Leslie Evans over seventeen and is interned at Ruhleben". Written in pencil is a note "Am afraid that ends my efforts and there is no possibility of an exchange", signed H.
Lippitt, Henry F. Senator, Rhode Island.
Part of Ifor (Ivor) Leslie Evans - World War I Correspondence
Receipt for books purchased from W. H. Smiths and Sons.
Part of Ifor (Ivor) Leslie Evans - World War I Correspondence
Informs his parents that they are just leaving Dresden for the Czechoslovak frontier by Elbe Steamer. They found Dresden appealing enough to stay an extra day.
Part of Ifor (Ivor) Leslie Evans - World War I Correspondence
Describes Prague as magnificent and the weather as fairly good. Ifor will stay until Saturday next before heading to Strbske Pleso.
Part of Ifor (Ivor) Leslie Evans - World War I Correspondence
Sent from Budapest. Ifor arrived by boat from Bratislava. He has met a lad he knows from Cambridge that does not know any French or German, accordingly they visited the city together. Ifor visited an old friend from Ruhleben (J. Balfour)who took him to the foreign office. The weather is very hot and Ifor sleeps for most of the day. News will be delayed as he travels east but he will endeavour to wire more often.
Part of Ifor (Ivor) Leslie Evans - World War I Correspondence
Informing his mother of his arrival after crossing the Thuringer Wald.
Part of Ifor (Ivor) Leslie Evans - World War I Correspondence
Informing his mother that her order for him arrived yesterday. He is sorry about the considerable cost incurred, then informs her of his plan to leave Paris and expected arrive in London.
Part of Ifor (Ivor) Leslie Evans - World War I Correspondence
Sent from Nuremberg. Ifor arrived by train from Bamberg this afternoon. Rain and slackness prevented him cycling, but fortunately travel in Bavaria is very cheap. He write Nuremberg is a fine old town.
Part of Ifor (Ivor) Leslie Evans - World War I Correspondence
Sent from Nuremberg. Writes that he is spending the day visiting this fine old town (Nuremberg). He explains that the church depicted on the card took him 1.5 hours to visit. He has found a vegetarian restaurant where he lunched in luxury.
Part of Ifor (Ivor) Leslie Evans - World War I Correspondence
Sent from Prague. Ifor describes what he declares to be the logical outcome of superstition; a church 30 miles from Prague decorated in skulls and bones (depicted on the card).
Part of Ifor (Ivor) Leslie Evans - World War I Correspondence
Sent from Koburn. Informs that her has commenced the last leg of his tour and details his current location.
Part of Ifor (Ivor) Leslie Evans - World War I Correspondence
Sent from Bamberg. Informs her that he has safely arrived in Bamberg after an interesting day; Ifor has had a tire punctured and experienced miserable weather.
Part of Ifor (Ivor) Leslie Evans - World War I Correspondence
Sent from Sinaia. Ifor has no news except that he has diarrhoea and the weather is overcast. He is expecting to see Mr Vaitila Bratiaun(?) and will then have a better idea of what his plans for the next 2 to 3 weeks will be.
Postcard to Ifor's grandmother,
Part of Ifor (Ivor) Leslie Evans - World War I Correspondence
The picture on the back contains a view of the residence to the Grand Duke of Sachsen Weimar, which Ifor visited about 2 weeks previously. Ifor explains how he has not been well but is currently feeling much better. He also explains that the locals very much fear possible war with Russia.
Part of Ifor (Ivor) Leslie Evans - World War I Correspondence
Sent from Nuremberg. Writes he was pleased to get his letter yesterday and write he was sorry to hear of poor Harry. He then explains that the picture on the card depicts one of the gates of the town. Ifor will be departing for Regensburg today at 2.00pm. He asks for any news about war between Russia and Germany.
Part of Ifor (Ivor) Leslie Evans - World War I Correspondence
Translation from Welsh: -- Dear Father -- Here I am on my own for four days studying the problems of this world. I am in good health and enjoying myself; what more could one want? This is a delightful country but the population is quite mixed. -- With much love to you both (?) -- Ifor.