Letter from Laleham Abbey to SS Mary from Sister Mary Phillipa. The sister- in -charge has asked the Chapter to release her from her obligations. Mary Phillipa reminds her that it is her duty to return to Laleham Abbey as a matter of obedience.
Letter from Laleham to SS Mary. Mary Phillipa and a companion will be visiting Dundee and will help organize the furniture in the new building. She requests some tickets for the journey. She thanks the sister in Dundee for the photographs of the Queen'...
Letter from Laleham Abbey to SS Mary. Mary Phillipa discusses the sisters in the Abbey and their health and she has enclosed a photograph the sister at St. Mary and Modena may like. There is no indication as to what the photograph might be.
Letter from Laleham Abbey to SS Mary. Mary Phillipa talks of Father Walls and the Roslin Fraternity. A Mrs Courtnry has died at the age of 91 and the Abbey held a requiem. She tells of Sister Marianna resting at Sunnybrae which is mentioned in other le...
Letter from Laleham Abbey to SS Mary. Mary Phillipa informs the sister, in Dundee, that a church service was well attended. The Chairman of Staines Council was there complete with chain of office.
Letter from Laleham Abbey to SS Mary. Mary Phillipa encloses week 15 of the Chapter Faults notes. The work on the organ should be finished by tomorrow. She infoms the reader that Phyllis will become a Postulant on the 13th.
Letter from Laleham Abbey to SS Mary. Mary Phillipa thanks the sister-in-charge of Dundee for the Christmas cards and the £2. Parcels from Dundee have arrived. The organ was mended. It is snowing in Staines.
Letter from Laleham Abbey to SS Mary. Mary Phillipe had to call on the services of a breakdown truck when her car broke down. Father Yocochi wrote to thank her for his visits to Dundee and Sunnybraes. Several different coloured paper fish fell out. She...
Letter from Laleham Abbey to SS Mary. Mary Philliipa is ensuring Sister Barbara receives her missing pakamac. She tells the sister-in-charge in Dundee about her future travel plans.
Letter from Laleham Abbey to SS Mary. Mary Phillipa thanks the sisters in Dundee for their generous Easter offerings or flowers, eggs and bunnies. The Fire Brigade conducted a drill at the Abbey the day before, which went off well. The organ is 'playin...
Letter from Laleham Abbey to SS Mary. This letter thanks the sisters at SS Mary for sharing the cost of a wreath. She writes that Father Gibson's son, Paul, is being made Deacon of Southwark.
Letter from Laleham Abbey to SS Mary. Mary Phillipa writes that the keys arrived safely and expects that the case will arrive in a few days time. She discusses the journey of Sister Mary Davide from King's Cross to Arbroath.
Letter from Latham Abbey to SS Mary. Mary Phillipa has finally returned the photographs. The weather in England and Jersey is discussed and also the funeral of a teacher from Hounslow.
Letter from Laleham Abbey to SS Mary. Mary Phillipa refers to 'wants lists' These are when the sisters can buy habits and clothes throughout the year. She is thanking Dundee for the money they sent. She talks of Sister Francis Anne being given a rest, ...