1991.1016.108.7

Letter to Emery Walker from Caroline A. Oates thanking Walker for his kindness, dated 3rd January 1931. Found inserted in the book, The Worst Journey in the World by Cherry - Garrard, Apsley, when acquired by the museum, shelf J6-7 . Part of the Emery Walker Library.

1931-01-03 - 1931-01-03

20th century

Letter from Caroline A Oates, mother of Lawrence Oates, to Emery Walker dated 3rd January 1931 3.1.31 Gestingthorpe Hall, Castle Hedingham, Essex. Dear Sir. I ought, ere this, to have written you. but, I fear during Christmas time, my letters have been rather laid on one side – I wish to thank you [heartily], for the kind thought which prompted you to write to Colonel Murray – and, also, for your generous gift of the print of the Ven. Archdeacon Wilberforce’s portrait – All this, enhances the value of my gift to my dear old friend. I assure you your goodness has touched me. I always feel, that, for the many kindnesses which I receive from people, some of whom do not even know me, I am indebted to my dear son. Through him I have found some real friends, during the last seventeen years. Again I say “Thank you”. That was a nice letter from Colonel Murray. I have sent him a few lines – Yours very truly C. A. Oates[i] To Sir Emery Walker – [Footnote: [i]C A Oates is probably Caroline Oates, the mother of Lawrence Edward Oates (1880 – 1912), who died on Scott’s Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole. CAW]