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RefNoMS/603/11/14
Previous numbers1960
LevelItem
TitleLetter from T E [Thomas Edward] Thorpe, Whinfield, Salcombe, S Devon, to [Joseph] Larmor
CreatorThorpe; Sir Thomas Edward (1845-1925); British chemist
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date29 March 1915
DescriptionThey are disappointed not have Larmor in Salcombe over Easter, but he will always be sure of a welcome. Even in that backwater, the war has depleted the place of service-age men, with seafarers gone to the Navy and docks. He describes a rifle club for vererans, territorials being billetted, and Belgian refugees. Thorpe's auxilliary yaw is finished and he takes her out, with a permit from the Custom-house officer: 'thought necessary in order to prevent me supplying the submarines lurking in the channel with petrol'.
Extent4p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA7855Thorpe; Sir; Thomas Edward (1845 - 1925); chemist1845 - 1925
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