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B[ullock], Dorothy. 2 letters (1941) to Lady Agnes Adams, London, England
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Smith, Mary Nichol. 2 letters (1941-1942) to Lady Agnes Adams, Oxford, England
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Adams, Lady Agnes. 1 letter (1917) to Cornelius Van Hemert Engert, London, England
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Raton, Agatha. 5 letters (1940-1941) to Lady Agnes Adams, Highlands, Scotland
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Dawson, Cecelia. 2 letters (1941) to Lady Agnes Adams, London, England
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Barrett, P. A. 2 letters (1941) to Lady Agnes Adams, London, England
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Adamson, Dorothy. 2 letters (1940-1941) to Lady Agnes Adams, Durham, Christchurch, England
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News of scattered families preventing family gatherings at Christmas, government warnings about big railway stations and main lines being favorite enemy targets for bombing, all or partial destruction of famous old London buildings.
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