| Description | Letter from Robert Laws, Kondowi, British Central Africa, to his daughter Amelia (Amy), regarding the blotter book she has given him, his projected meeting with the Commissioners at Deep Bay, arrival of Mr. Henderson, safe arrival of all her gifts and her good embroidery, death of her parrot, sighting of black monkeys, new puppy at Kondowi, chameleons, and advising her to look them up in her natural history book. Note added by Maggie Laws on same paper: thanks for gifts, advice to be helpful and kind to Aunty, mention of pocket money and playing music, death of parrot in cold weather, hoping she will like her new school, death of her friend Janet at Craigo, gift of a fishwife dolly, Mr. Henderson is to show her which of his buttons Amy reached in height when he last saw her. |