Telegram from Someone in Torquay to Wilder Penfield, March 26, 1916.
Date:
1916-03-26
Description:
This is a handwritten telegram from two unknown individuals in Babbacombe, Torquay, Devon to Wilder Penfield. Those sending the message state that they are glad to hear that Penfield is safe and offer whatever assistance they can should he need it. The telegram was sent on March 26, 1916.
Physical Description:
text.telegram.black and white 14 x 22 cm
Language:
English

is Part Of:
Wilder Penfield Digital Collection

Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series C (Correspondence) -- Sub-Series C/D (Correspondence, domestic)
Publisher:
Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University
Citation:
Telegram from Someone in Torquay to Wilder Penfield, March 26, 1916. [Online image]. Wilder Penfield Digital Collection Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series C (Correspondence) -- Sub-Series C/D (Correspondence, domestic) . Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University . Retrieved March 19, 2024 from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/penfieldfonds/fullrecord.php?ID=9522
Rights:
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Notes:
The transcription reads: "Torquay, W. G. Penfield, Sussex Survivor Military Hospital Dover. Dear old Pen our sincerest sympathy (esmostly?) (?) injury is not previous answer if we can be of service. P.S. Dash there Germans Stockton and Holman Bay (?) Babbcombe Torquay".

The telegraph is written on Post Office Telegraphs stationary.

Call Number:
D-C/D 21-2/1