Richard Myrddin Williams : letters to Katherine Paterson, 1913-1918. [no]17, 3 April 1918 - 5 September 1918 (pages 1799-2067)

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Hotel de la Paix, One Tree Hill, 4 Whiteaway Laidlaws Buildings Singapore, Fort Silinsing, Pulau Brani, , Fort Siloso, and St. James. Some are written from Malaya: S.L. Petrel Johore Straits, dated 6 Feb 1915-4 March 1915, Runnymede Hotel (Seaside), Penang, dated 1 April 1918. Letters are in holograph, ink and pencil and typescript. , Richard Myrddin Williams, an employee of trading company Paterson, Simons & Co., wrote letters to his fiancée Katherine Paterson about his life and work in Singapore and Malaysia, his encounters with the locals, and the important events that took place. The collection comprises 462 letters, sorted and pages numbered by a family member, except the first 20 letters dated between 13 March 1913 and 16 August 1913. Here are the letters dated between 3 April 1918 and 5 September 1918, and numbered pages 1799 to 2067. There are two sets of pages numbered 1826-1833; two sets of pages numbered 1834-1835; an additional page 1835, and a missing page 1932.