Leaving New York to Mauretania May 1908 Letter Home
Katherine writes to Jack from the Mauretania as it departs New York Harbor. She describes farewells at the pier, the flowers and chocolates sent by him, and the view of Coney Island Towers from the port hole. She asks him to take care, signs off with love.
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Mauretania
New York Harbour
Jack
Katherine
P. S
Papa
Faer
Euston
Thackeray
Savoy
London
Strand
Dad
Café Parisien
England
Thames
Houses of Parliament
St. Paul's
Europe
Marie
Egerton Fitzmaurice
Exile Letters From Mauretania Reveals Hidden Engagement Plans
A long letter dated June 1 1908 aboard Mauretania near Queenstown details Katherine’s emotional longing for Jack five days after farewell. She recalls flowers aboard, comforting a sick steerage passenger, whale sightings, and a family discussion about engagement and future marriage with Papa’s consent awaiting arrival.
Crossing the Devil's Hole Aboard Mauretania 1908
An openly affectionate correspondence aboard Mauretania recounts a voyage from Liverpool to Queenstown and London. Helen describes her father’s disapproval of her engagement to Jack while Jack responds from Savoy Hotel in London with vivid impressions of the city, dining, sights, and courtship.
Savoy Letters From London Tourists in 1908
Katherine writes from the Savoy and Claridge’s describing tea at top hotels, society guests, and a Guardman guide. She praises Simpson’s historic atmosphere, discusses dining, eyeing British life, and notes plans to return next year with her father. The letters contrast English and American culture, with vivid hotel scenes and social detail.
A London Letter From Savoy Readers
A reader writes from London describing a day at the Savoy with news of a soldier acquaintance, a planned polo outing at Ranelagh, and mention of a letter sent on the same steamer from Liverpool. The tone is intimate and includes family references to Mamma and Marie.
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London
London and North-Western
Marie
Captain Fitzmaurice
Mr. Dean
Tower of London
Claridge’s
Arthur Dean
Fitzmaurice
Dean
Savoy
Paris
Liverpool
Mamma
Ranelagh
Papa
Katherine
A Changing Heart in London Letters 1908
A fragment from a Savoy Hotel letter dated June 5 1908 describes London pleasures and social rounds. The writer mentions writing by every steamer, a friend named Katherine enjoying herself, and an afternoon lunch with the Guardsman marking the start of English history in a vivid, personal tone.
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Savoy Hotel
London
Helen
Katherine
Letter Excerpt Shows Katherine Redirecting Romeo and J R
In two 1908 letters from Savoy Hotel and Grand Hotel Rome Katherine addresses overbearing expectations and requests discontinuation of a correspondence. She cites age, maturity, and elder guidance while emphasizing pleasant relations and future letters from Rome.
Another American Conquest in a Private Letter
A reader fragments a romantic note mentioning a plan to visit New York next winter and a disclosure about someone named Arthur Dean. The letter references supper lights going out and a confidant named Katherine signing as P.
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Fitzmaurice
Katherine
Arthur Dean
Savoy Hotel
London
Marie
New York
Helen
Dyat
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Rible
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Queenstown
Mr. Graham
Devil's Hole
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Ture
Stead
Ulous
I Was
Him
S.S
Mersey
Dear Jack
New Brighton
Uretania
Chester
Always Yours, Katherine
Guardsman
Dearest
Sister
New York Herald
Rome
Wall Street
Sherry’s
Plaza
Bond Street
Celestine
Richmond Park
Gainsborough
Father
Katherine P
Westminster
Cathe
Henry VIII
Henry
Palace of the Savoy
National Gallery
British Museum
Ferent Steamer
Alice
Old Thames
Hudson
Palisades
Poughkeepsie
Forest
Coster
Buckingham Palace
Fountain Tavern
Earl of Derwentwater
Tower
Derwentwater
Knight's Club
Simpson's
John Bull
Thomas Davey
Great Adams
Foreign Office
Bloomsbury
Jack Loring
Mr. R
Katherine E
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