| Description | Letter from Robert Laws, Livingstonia, to his daughter Amelia (Amy), thanking her for her letter, glad to hear of her progress at school, earthquake, problems with over-familiar carrier pigeons, departure of the Elmslies and Miss Stewart from Southampton for Africa, expected in more than two months' time, illnesses and injuries amongst the children, road building and tree planting, hopes that she has enjoyed her stay at Laurencekirk. |