Letter

  • Reference
    • GB 133 DON/211
  • Dates of Creation
    • 24 Jan 1952
  • Physical Description
    • 3 sheets The first sheet has a small tear at the top left corner.

Scope and Content

Letter from RD to his mother, relating to: his move to Montana, Switzerland; a bout of the flu, which has been treated successfully with an American drug called Terramycin (which RD is going to recommend to 'Winston' [presumably Churchill]); John Donat's news about Shirley [his future wife]; the climate in Montana, and the possibility of RD moving on to Morocco or South Africa.

Dated at: Montana, Switzerland. Holograph.