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Title
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Letters, Aug. 19th, 1911_001
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Alternative Title
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Letters, Aug. 19th, 1911
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Date
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Aug. 19th, 1911
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Creator
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Edith Schwartz Clements
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Description
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Edith Schwartz Clements handwritten letter
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Identifier
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nshs-rg3158am
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Transcription
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1 August 19th On the way to Glasgow We are “on the way” but are by no means sure of arriving as a general railway strike is on. We have so far been very fortunate in travelling just ahead of the trouble & hope to get the steamer for Ireland before it catches up with us. The situation is very serious indeed for people at Liverpool , Manchester , & London . So much at present for current history. I can summarize the past from last reports to present, by repeating that it has been most enjoyable [?] boat-rides, motor-rides, & [??] beautiful [??] in charabanes: five-seated coaches, drawn by three or four horses. We would drive to a spot, walk some, drive again & so on. The only “hard” days wre the two climbs: one up “Cross Fell” about 3,000 ft & the other Ben Lawers, 4,000 ft. We at least , enjoyed these immensely, as teh weather was cool & our mountain muscles used. The fat people & the older ones groaned & protested, especially, as on Cross Fell, our guide took us half way down the mountain into a valley & we had to drink up again! We had expected to go on down the valley on the return. (You can tell by my writing when the train has stopped & when it is careering along.). We enjoyed Edinburgh very much because it is a beautiful city with a
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Rights
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