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Title    : Correspondence from Canada: Postcard 01 - 31.08.81
Author(s): 852

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30th Aug.

Dear Maw, Paw & Al, Settling in quite well here after initial homesickness
- you may have noticed it in my voice when I phoned today. UNB at the
moment is very quiet & I felt fairly lonely till my temporary flatmate
moved in. Once term gets started proper I'm sure I'll be fine. Fredericton
is nice & the UNB campus is beautiful: mostly full of buildings like the
one overleaf. The weather too is gorgeous - very hot & sunny. I'll probably
have to buy shorts soon!! The people are friendly. 
Hope you're all well & I'll write soon. Love, [CENSORED: forename].


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Method of composition: Handwritten
Year of composition: 1981
Word count: 101

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Author id: 852
Gender: Male
Decade of birth: 1950
Educational attainment: University
Age left school: 17
Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism
Occupation: University Lecturer
Place of birth: Ayr
Region of birth: S Ayr
Birthplace CSD dialect area: Ayr
Country of birth: Scotland
Place of residence: Bridge of Weir
Region of residence: Renfrew
Residence CSD dialect area: Renfr
Country of residence: Scotland
Father's occupation: Insurance Broker
Father's place of birth: Auchinleck
Father's region of birth: S Ayr
Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Ayr
Father's country of birth: Scotland
Mother's occupation: Dental Receptionist
Mother's place of birth: Ayr
Mother's region of birth: S Ayr
Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Ayr
Mother's country of birth: Scotland

Languages:
Language: English
Speak: Yes
Read: Yes
Write: Yes
Understand: Yes
Circumstances: In most everyday situations
Language: Portuguese
Speak: Yes
Read: No
Write: No
Understand: Yes
Circumstances: When trying to communicate with my in-laws
Language: Scots
Speak: Yes
Read: Yes
Write: Yes
Understand: Yes
Circumstances: In domestic/activist circles; reading literature