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Transcription of Letter
From
J.R. Derbyshire
62, Friars Avenue
Delapre
Northampton
England
To
John Derbyshire
126, Stevens Avenue
Valhalla
New York 10595
U.S.A.
June 13th
My darling Son,
just got your letter, of course, we are thrilled you are coming home, & you know we shall do
all we can to make you happy & comfortable, I've always been at work before, but can now look after you properly.
Dad has written to you
& given you the gen. from Lloyds Bank, no problem apparently, your Bank there can send a draft either in dollars or
Sterling, you lose a bit
either way. Dollars here are $1.82. to the £1 I shall enquire at Barclays & Westminster when I go to
town on Friday. When you
come you can transfer to a Building Society if you wish. I believe their interest rates are going up.
The
Halifax pay 6½% at the moment. As far as tax is concerned, you don't pay on what you bring in, but on
interest, after allowances, which,
as long as you are not employed, seems to be nil. It's all very complicated.. Do take care of your money love. I shall
give you
Judy's old room & you can have my
desk up there, but we can fix
you up to suit your needs when you come. I have a typewriter & your old Grundig, if they're any good. I only hope
you won't be bored. I've
thought of having a shower put in but again will see how things go for you. If you do travel first, take care,
especially if you go to Russia,
there's so much unrest & violence everywhere. I fear for you. I know my love, there's a certain amount of sadness
at leaving good friends &
places where you've been happy, but its so easy now to revisit if one wishes. I'm sure
Tom will be
upset, he spoke very highly of you & your work. Well, "one's man's meat is another man's poison, that's life.
As you say you've got skills
you can use anywhere in the world. Who knows, we may have a famous author one day. You don't say what kind of book
waiting to get out.!! You could
send a trunkful on by surface, if you think that a good idea. Phil & Judy will always fetch you from the Airport if
you let us know times etc. We
had a glorious week of summer 2 weeks ago, but lousy since then cold & grey. I'm sick of football, we have
the World Cup day in, day out.
Well, my darling, keep us posted, take care, good luck. By the way, we're a long lived family both
sides so you should be OK for at least another 50 years!!
See you soon.
As always
Love
X X X
Mother.
Give my love to everyone especially
Jay & Mary,
Tom & Ginny. Poor
Kathie!!