Letter from Gertrude Jekyll to Helen Allingham, September 13, 1914

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Title: Letter from Gertrude Jekyll to Helen Allingham, September 13, 1914
Creator: Jekyll, Gertrude
Date: 1914-09-13
Description: One letter from British horticulturalist Gertrude Jekyll to Helen Allingham apologizing for misplacing Helen's letter from September 8th. Jekyll informs Helen that she will send her potpourri early in the week. She writes that a visit would be poorly timed as she gave up her house and has moved. Jekyll mentions the terribleness of the war, and sympathizes with it appears the German soldiers as they are the weapons of their leader. She writes that the German African colonies will become British ones.
Extent: 1 leaf, 2 pages
Dimensions: 22.8 x 17.7 cm
Language: English
Geographic Subject: Godalming (England)
Subject: Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932
Genre Subject: Personal Correspondence
Collection Title: William Allingham Papers
Series: Series 1: Correspondence: Sub-series 3: Correspondence to and from Helen Allingham
Container: Box 4, Folder 62: Jekyll, Gertrude to Helen Allingham, 1900-1919
Rights: No Copyright - United States
Rights Description: This item is in the public domain.
Acquisition Information: Purchased from Ivor L. Poole Ltd., circa 1951-1953
Repository: Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library
Type: Correspondence
Identifier: 00003_004_062_06
Collection: William Allingham papers, 1846-1920

Title	Letter from Gertrude Jekyll to Helen Allingham, September 13, 1914
Creator	Jekyll, Gertrude
Date	1914-09-13
Description	One letter from British horticulturalist Gertrude Jekyll to Helen Allingham apologizing for misplacing Helen's letter from September 8th. Jekyll informs Helen that she will send her potpourri early in the week. She writes that a visit would be poorly timed as she gave up her house and has moved. Jekyll mentions the terribleness of the war, and sympathizes with it appears the German soldiers as they are the weapons of their leader. She writes that the German African colonies will become British ones.
Extent	1 leaf, 2 pages
Dimensions	22.8 x 17.7 cm
Language	English
Geographic Subject	Godalming (England)
Subject	Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932
Genre Subject	Personal Correspondence
Collection Title	William Allingham Papers
Series	Series 1: Correspondence: Sub-series 3: Correspondence to and from Helen Allingham
Container	Box 4, Folder 62: Jekyll, Gertrude to Helen Allingham, 1900-1919
Rights	No Copyright - United States
Rights Description	This item is in the public domain.
Acquisition Information	Purchased from Ivor L. Poole Ltd., circa 1951-1953
Repository	Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library
Type	Correspondence
Identifier	00003_004_062_06
Collection	William Allingham papers, 1846-1920

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