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TCG Letter #2371


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Hilary Tolkien
Date
16 August 1935
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Transcript
Complete
Tolkien writes to his brother Hilary, thanking him for letting JRRT and Edith know of some news. They had planned to visit but Tolkien suggests they put it off for a couple of weeks.Note that the Tolkien family spend two weeks at Sidmouth, at 'Aurora', a guesthouse ran by the Livesey family.[1]
He remarks on the hope that a "little legacy" of Fr. F can be secured.Father Francis Morgan had died the previous month on 11 June at the age of 78.[2]

1 Note that the Tolkien family spend two weeks at Sidmouth, at 'Aurora', a guesthouse ran by the Livesey family.
2 Father Francis Morgan had died the previous month on 11 June at the age of 78.
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