| Title |
CONSTANCE SANFORD née Monk |
| Reference |
J |
| Covering Dates |
1908–1910 |
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| Trinity/Monk/J contains: |
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J1
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford.
1 doc. |
21 [Oct 1908] |
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J2
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Journey from Lucerne to Lugano, Lugano.
1 doc. |
23 [Oct 1908] |
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J3
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Moving hotel in Venice, visit to Murano, purchased jewelery, dislike of Collingham for Julia Monk.
1 doc. |
28 [Oct] 1908 |
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J4
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Collingham has no nets so is bitten by mosquitos in bed, carries an eau de Cologne soaked handkerchief to guard agains smells from canals.
1 doc. |
1 Nov 1908 |
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J5
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Julia Monk to Constance Sanford. Sends postcards which Alice Sanford has developed, to travel to Florence, Ancona and Brindidi, having given up the idea of visiting Montenegro.
1 doc. |
3 Nov 1908 |
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J6
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Heading to Corfu via Florence, Ancona and Brindisi, troubled by an aching tooth.
1 doc. |
5 Nov 1908 |
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J7
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Journey from Venice to Florence, visit to dentist.
1 doc. |
10 Nov 1908 |
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J8
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Florence, visit to the Pitti Palace, visit to the Certosa del Galluzzo.
1 doc. |
13 Nov [1908] |
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J9
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Corfu.
1 doc. |
19 Nov 1908 |
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J10
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Corfu climate, local costumes, acquired chartreuse from Florence for Eugene Sanford.
1 doc. |
24 Nov 1908 |
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J11
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Corfu, visit to the Kaiser's villa, Greek King and Queen are unpopular there, maltreatment of pack animals, wish to stay an extra week before heading to Greece.
1 doc. |
27 Nov 1908 |
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J12
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Arrangements for insuring her car, debate over taking an Austrian or an Italian boat to mainland Greece, visit to Palaeosastrizza.
1 doc. |
1 Dec 1908 |
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J13
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Sends photographs, entertained by the Hancocks, San Pantaleone, "horrid" banknotes.
1 doc. |
5 Dec 1908 |
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J14
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Journey from Corfu to Athens, the Captain of the ship showed AS the bridge, problems of navigating the Isthmus of Corinth.
1 doc. |
8 Dec 1908 |
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J15
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Athens, English acquaintances two Midlands businessmen, personal losses on the trip.
1 doc. |
16 Dec 1908 |
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J16
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Julia Monk to Constance Sanford. Enjoying the grerenery and the hills, Ralli ancestors.
1 doc. |
19 Dec 1908 |
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J17
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Attended lecture at the British School at Athens on excavations at Sparta, to have tea with Mrs Santorini, to arrange to hear Miss Stone's lectures on the Acropolis, English businessmen trying to get the contract to clothe the Greek army, local sponge industry.
1 doc. |
20 [Dec] 1908 |
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J18
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Dining at the Legation on Christmas Day, Mr Constantinide, [Corinthian] Canal narrow and shallow.
1 doc. |
24 Dec 1908 |
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J19
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Christmas Day service, Christmas Dinner at the Elliots, Miss Stone's lecture on the Acropolis not too technical, to go to Mycenae and Delphi.
1 doc. |
28 Dec 1908 |
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J20
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Itinerary of an excursion to Delphi, Corinth, Mycenae, Argos and Nauplia.
1 doc. |
Jan 1909 |
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J21
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. New Year's Eve, met the Crown Prince and his brother in the grounds, procession of royalty to church, American ships in port.
1 doc. |
Jan 1909 |
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J22
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Wish to go to Italy but there is grief in Sicily and many places in Naples are converted into hospitals [following the earthquake of 28 December 1908], assistant of Mr Constantide.
1 doc. |
Jan 1909 |
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J23
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Italy suffering earthquakes so have decided to head for Constantinople, have made friends with Colonel Elia, the Italian military attaché to Turkey, rcommended to travel by an Italian rather than an Austrian boat due to the boycott although the former are dirty, small and have bad food.
1 doc. |
22 Jan 1909 |
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J24
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Ship slipped anchor outside the Dardanelles, later ran aground on Marmora, "The Maria" took them on to Isanbul, attitude of the party during the emergency, Colonel Elia helped a poor engine driver, AS attended a Greek ball.
1 doc. |
29 Jan 1909 |
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J25
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Julia Monk to Constance Sanford. Colonel Elia a great help, especially during the shipwreck and its aftermath, thinks Alice will prefer the balls in Constantinople to those of Athens, will take Orient Express to Vienna.
1 doc. |
31 Jan 1909 |
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J26
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. To take the Orient Express as long as the political situation in Bulgaria allows, visited the bazaars with Cols Surtees and Elia.
1 doc. |
5 Feb 1909 |
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J27
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Not taking the Orient Express as it is "so expensive and very shaky".
1 doc. |
10 Feb [1909] |
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J28
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Problems on the train journey to Vienna caused by snow, hit the buffers in Belgrade, Corfu, Athens and Constantinople were all "very slack", while Vienna is tidy.
1 doc. |
20 [Feb 1909] |
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J29
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford (1 doc). Vienna "a fine town but nothing special about it", soldiers marching off to Serbia, Budapest, accommodation arrangements for London.
1 doc. |
23 Feb [1909] |
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J30
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford.
1 doc. |
25 Feb [1909] |
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J31
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Arrived in Paris from Vienna.
1 doc. |
Feb 1909 |
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J32
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Photographs of above holiday.
17 docs. |
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J33
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. On board the S S Bulawayo bound for Tenerife.
1 doc. |
28 Oct 1910 |
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J34
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Lottie Bell to Constance Sanford. Tenerife.
1 doc. |
31 Oct 1910 |
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J35
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Visiting Tacaronte and Aratava, asks of the fate of Crippen.
1 doc. |
2 Nov [1910] |
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J36
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Eugene Sanford to Constance Sanford.
1 doc. |
2 Nov 1910 |
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J37
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Party stricken by summer diarrhoea brough on by eating figs, hopes to bring back parrots from Gran Canaria, invigorating local form of bathing.
1 doc. |
6 Nov [1910] |
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J38
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Eugene Sanford recovered, bathing, cleared off the beach by shooting soldiers, hotel not yet fully staffed.
1 doc. |
12 Nov 1910 |
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J39
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. "very nice party of people", played croquet, visit to Agua Manza, lunar eclipse.
1 doc. |
19 Nov 1910 |
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J40
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. To leave for Santa Cruz and Las Palmas, lost bag while riding a donkey, Hunter wishes her to change an investment.
1 doc. |
22 Nov 19[10] |
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J41
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Alice Sanford to Constance Sanford. Visit to Jelde, ascended mountains on mules.
1 doc. |
11 Dec [1910] |
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