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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.
62 Friars Av. N;ton 13-6-78
Dear John,
I hope you had a nice birthday & did'nt get to drunk. We where all thinking about you &
as usual when were we going to see you & if you had made up your mind as to what you intend to do. (jobwise). The
state the world is in its a job
to find any part of it that can be called in good state now or in the future. I think every on has gone mad. Looking
back over the years we did'nt
know what a paradise we were enjoying. There was then a small fraction evil & you knew them now there is a
small fraction good honest
citizents & if found out they would be put to sleep & nothing is surer than the time is very short when we
shall have to decide what is to be
done about it. In days gone by Britain could put the world to rights but since we lost power the world has never been
settled & Russia is showing
her hand & we are sleeping, as usual, & for all that have tried, no one man can rule the world, but there is
always one who will have a go
& Russia will cause a lot of trouble before she learns that lesson. Its Ironic the two countries who lost the war
are now the two richest
countries in the world it does'nt pay to win a war.
How is the domestic part of your life. You know you are playing with fire there is no truer saying (a
woman scorned etc). have you heard any more of the 2 jobs you wrote about.
Noels Robert is getting married on Sunday he
is marrying a girl from Sheffield we are not
going its to far & I can't travel these days I dont get about as well as I used to my legs are troubling
me the Doctor says its the
valves in my veins carrying the blood to the muscles that is weak & I am going to see him again this month but they
are not very interested in
anyone my age so I shall have to carry on. I manage my walk to Town every morning
We got your letter this morning 13/6/ I am glad as I would have finished & posted this
letter We will be on the hop now till we see you & not until. It will be nice being home but you must expect
to be unsettled for a while as
I was. I remember I was ready to catch the first ship back & it lasts a while so be prepared. I should say get a
packing case made large enough
to put all the things you intend to keep in it & tell a shipping agent to pick it up & send it to this address
as Judith did when she
returned, that way you can keep as much as you want & no trouble. As for your Bank I am going to enquire tomorrow
at the Building Society about
your Bank sending your money to them Allan did when he came
home Enid put £1,000 each in to Building Societys before they came over
& it would be earning
interest 6% & be available for withdrawal any amount anytime you need it, but I will make all inquiries & Mum
will let you know when she
writes later. & dont bother you wont be taxed on it & its a Bank transaction customes does'nt enter into
it our Government will
be only too pleased to have the dollars $1.83 to the pound & the charge for converting is not much. if you decide
to send it from Bank to Bank
send it to Lloyds they are the cheepest
I have just had a word with Lloyds Bank & he assures me it is no trouble just get your bank
to send it by Air Mail letter either Dollars or pounds & get safety give your Bank your Passport number which they
will put on the letter to
Lloyds Bank George Row Northampton Branch & you can indentify yourself when you get here its as simple as
that & he assures there is no
tax & if you get your Bank to send it in Serling (£s) you will know how much you will have in £
deposited so have a word with your
Bank & say you want to transfer (Dollars or £) by Air Mail & they will explain it to you but they tell me
its no trouble. As for you
writing it will be a good Idea you only want one hit & you are made for life & by writing articles for
newspapers is bread & butter &
I can give you information for them on up to date affairs I can tell you but I cant express myself on paper & you
could put it on paper
I am glad you have finished with Kathie because they
can be nasty & do a lot of things which you would never think of. You are only young if you have my luck, you
are not half way to being old
yet so dont worry when your hat is on the roof is on & not a wife & 3 kids to think about, its a pity you
got involved. Well all for
now & dont keep us waiting long.
love Dad