Letters from Emma Fakes (née Kerridge) to her son Alfred in Leicester, England, carpenter.

August 18th 1898.


We are glad you like your lodgings and hope you will soon get a rise. You were lucky not to have to pay for your boxes. Did the eggs get broken? I thought about you last week when it was so hot and wondered if you felt tired. They began the harvest here last week. Father will finish cutting the wheat this evening. They have had nice weather at present. Wilfred (Nunn) wonders why you have not written to him. We didn’t listen to old Fry last Sunday. Mr. Wixted was here and will be next. I expect you heard some good sermons. It’s a nice Chapel where uncle goes isn’t it. There are few gooseberries on the bushes now. Clamps house is tiled in and the engine house is put up at Hepworth. Mr. Eagling inquired about you. Glad you are getting on all right. Father has got 130 sheaves of wheat. Agnes (Fakes) went to Wattisfield last Sat. on a bike. Aunt Mary was fairly well.