Letter from Harry [William Henry Laughton], Cottingham [Yorkshire], to Hoppy [Rev A J Hopkins]

Scope and Content

Letter appears to have been written on 26th and 27 February.

26th: Comments of winter and glad to know they are well. Poor state of Yorkshire roads. Visited the Humber recently. Further comments on cold weather and impact on home. Received a letter from Johana Mbogori who has been in Switzerland and will soon be in Rugby [Warwickshire]. Wrote to Naaman in Kimeru recently but no specific news. Dick Lindup produced a pantomime at the Meru Club and Carey Francis has retired from AHS headship and taken job as assistant master at Pumwani [Kenya]. Little remains of the 'old brigade' in the Education Department.

Responds to his two language queries from recent letter [24 February]. Firstly, in all cases vowel sound resulting from a coalescence is a long one. Secondly, never had an adequate explanation of 'ni' and its uses. Not really clear himself - will need time to clarify what he thinks is complete and incomplete form of 'ni'.

27th: Adds relationship of 'ni' when used as a verb similar to when it occurs with nouns as copula.

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Open

Acquisition Information

Gift, accepted on behalf of the Methodist Church, from Ms R Alison Lewis, September 2009

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Custodial History

Ms R Alison Lewis acquired theses papers upon the death of A J Hopkins in 1965

Related Material

Hopkins' letter in same box (file 1)