SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 415 Title : Biggam Collection Letter: 22 Author(s): Alice Trotter Copyright holder(s): Mr William Biggam Text Glasgow 19-12-91 Dear Joan, We were very sorry to hear your sad news. We remember meeting Doll, (it must have been at your mothers house). She was a nice gentle person. It is specially sad at this time of family gatherings. Our circle of friends is becoming smaller and smaller. However we have lots of happy memories to look back on - in Govan -. Many a good night we all had at 449 and also at Eaglesham Street, and the Former Pupils Club in Copeland Road School with Miss Calder and Miss Gardon. They were great teachers. May and I are keeping fairly well at the moment. We do not get out much but are thankful for the faculties we have. May's eyesight is very poor. she can't do any writing now. I hope your arthritis gives you some ease. It is a very painful thing and they dont appear to be able to do much for it. It was fine that Madge and her husband managed to get to the funeral. Please give our kindest regards to them and to Chrissie when you see them. It is so nice to hear news of old friends. I will close now wishing you better health and contenment in the coming year. Kindest thoughts from Alice & May This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience Adults (18+): Females: Audience size: 1 Writer knew intended audience: Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Year of composition: 1991 Word count: 218 General description: Letter to Joan Taylor Text setting Private/personal: Text type Correspondence/letters: Author Author details Author id: 700 Forenames: Alice Surname: Trotter Gender: Female Decade of birth: 1910 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Place of birth: Glasgow Region of birth: Glasgow Birthplace CSD dialect area: Gsw Country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: