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<<Home  <<Site Map  <<Pentrich Records  >>Rev. William J. Ledward’s 1910 Letter

Letter dated 1910 & sent by the Rev. W. J. Ledward, to his niece, Linda Ledward.

Rev. Wm. J. Ledward was the Vicar of St. Matthew’s Church from 1874 to 1912

Information kindly supplied by David Townsend © Copyright 2004

David is the Great Nephew of Rev. William Jellicorse Ledward & Grandson of Linda Townsend (formerly Ledward), Linda Ledward later married Erlon Merton Townsend.

>>Click to see brief details of the Rev. Ledward’s family history & time as Pentrich vicar

or ... >>Click here to see another, earlier letter written by the Rev. Ledward in 1909

For more information regarding Rev. William J. Ledward & the Ledward family, please contact David Townsend ... Also there are now two downloadable files available regarding Rev. Ledward’s letters & includes images of the original documents detailed on this site. If you are interested in hearing more please contact David for download details.

Also see David’s Pentrich Photograph Album - taken during his visit in 2004

The Letter reads:

PENTRICH VICARAGE,

DERBY

16th December 1910.

My dear Linda,

I have had your letter

of the 11th ultimo on my

study table for some time &

I was wondering if I had written

to you since I received it. If

I havnt then I will try & do so

now.   I read with much

interest your account of the

New England Sanitarium

& medical institution, & the good

work it is doing & that you

are

= Continues ... Original Document, Page 2 =

undergoing a training for

missionary work.

It must be delightful

to be situated in a lovely park

and to be able to walk about

in it from time to time. It

must be good for your health.

That must be a wonderful

reservoir to supply a town

of 100,000 people with good

water. We have no such

thing here, but we have excellent

water that comes many miles

to our village & neighbourhood

in pipes from a spring

= Continues ... Original Document, Page 3 =

of good waters in the far distance.

I notice you have become

a member of the Adventists; that

no doubt refers to the coming of

our Lord Jesus Christ in power

& glory to restore this sin stained

world to its original state of perfection

& Paradise & to reign over it.

You keep the 7th day I

notice which we call the Christian

Sabbath, that is Sunday, when

done -  only the Grace of God

can affect this. May we all

possess it!

I am glad to hear that you

= Continues ... Original Document, Page 4 =

are looking forward to visiting

Old England in the year 1913,

it is a long time to wait &

I can hardly expect to be in

the land of the living very much

longer at my advanced age of

84,  but if I shall never see

you, I look at your photograph

very often & kiss it, & O I’d be glad

this one is so small, but clear & you

have a little watch on your right

breast, in looking at it with a microscope

it appears to be about 20 minutes past

10.

= Continues ... Original Document, Page 5 =

I saw you wrote your letter

in bed, as you were suffering

an attack of Rheumatism,

your writing doesn’t look as

if you had any difficulty, it

is so well & clearly written.

I hope you soon recovered

from it & are now quite well

again.

We are now exposed to a

very unpleasant Winter of

cold & much rain at the present

= Continues ... Original Document, Page 6 =

time & longing for a change,

to some fine sunny weather.

We have had however a

very good Summer - & plenty

of fruit; apples & pears, also

carrots & gooseberries, but

especially strawberries, &

had a plateful on the tea

table for weeks, of that

excellent fruit.  Not

to speak of vegetables such

= Continues ... Original Document, Page 7 =

as potatoes, cabbages, carrots

& turnips, leeks & onions, parsnips,

peas & beans, radishes &c &c  all

of which our kitchen garden produces

abundantly.

I think I must now close

my scribbling epistle, which

please excuse & with kindest

regards to your Mother & brother

believe me my dear Linda

Your affectionate Uncle

W.J. Ledward

= Continues ... Original Document, Page 8 (which is a blank piece of paper) =

Information kindly supplied by David Townsend © Copyright 2004

For more information regarding Rev. William J. Ledward & the Ledward family, please contact David Townsend ... Also there are now two downloadable files available regarding Rev. Ledward’s letters & includes images of the original documents detailed on this site. If you are interested in hearing more please contact David for download details.

>>Click to see brief details of the Rev. Ledward’s family history & time as Pentrich vicar

or ... >>Click here to see another, earlier letter written by the Rev. Ledward in 1909