Sent E.S. Pearson to K. Pearson, 24th Dec. 1924.
24 Dec 1924
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‘Dear Father,

Enclosed received this p.m. (also your card to M.S.P.) Miss Elderton I think wrote to you today to tell you about Topsy’s puppy. I could not see what to do with it now, so after measuring the head I put it in a jar of 5% formation which I got from the Chemists. I suppose this will not hurt the skin which can be removed next week by Jessop. I don’t know whether it is any good having the inside examined again to see cause of death, but whether formalin will preserve the inside without it having been opened up at once, I do not know.

Topsy has been turned onto a fish & groats diet as her inside is said to be out of order. The other bitches & puppies quite well.

I shall not try to come down to Coldharbour this weekend; with this sort of weather it does not seem worth it for the short time, & there is a fair amount I shall need to do both on Saturday & Monday.

Yrs E.S.P.’

Sent E.S. Pearson to K. Pearson, 27th Dec. 1924.
27 Dec 1924
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‘I shall be down at College on Monday afternoon & for a short time probably on Tuesday morning, & then not again until Friday p.m. Various ladies will assist Stone in the interval, & Morant[?] also offered to give any help wanted.

The dogs & puppies appeared all well this morning; Mrs Randall came in & bought meat. Miss Moul [is] supposed to be looking this afternoon, but there would not be much for her to do as it is too wet for the bitches to go out.

The puppy is still waiting instructions in formation in my room.

I have just been putting on, & Mother judging, my wedding garments.

Yrs affectionately,

E.S.P.’

Sent E.S. Pearson to K. Pearson, 27th Dec. 1929.
27 Dec 1929
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‘Dearest Father

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I looked into the temporary Animal House this afternoon; the radiators appear to have been on since Monday [27^th a Friday], 5 of them I think, & there are 3 thermometers on paper below which, someone has been recording daily temperatures at 8.0 [sic] a.m. & 9.30 p.m. The former hour gives temperatures which have now risen to 48°, the latter about 58°. It is clear that this, at any rate for the morning – which would mean most of the night, is not enough. Of course the presence of animals would raise the temperature a bit, but there must be more reserve power for colder weather, which it might not be always necessary to use. I do not know whether this should be done by having say two more radiators, or more powerful radiators. Certainly in the mouse room there should be more power. Of course I don’t know whether they have allowed for this in the wiring.

The rooms are not obviously damp, but I expect the continued drying over the week end will be a good thing. There are two broken windows to be mended (they are said to have arrived broken) & the (or one of them) hole with gutter from top of sculpture studios is not yet filled up. I think it may be necessary to have some sort of small ventilating pane in the windows, as they leave rather a large gap when fully opened. However that is a minor point.

No one of course is about, so I do not know – nor did Miss Holt – when they were thinking of changing. Nor how they are proposing to fix up the mice shelves, but no doubt that has been planned and measured out. Miss Holt says that as arranged by Miss Moul[?], she is to have Monday off, so perhaps Tuesday would be the day for you to come up. It just occurs to me that a kind of “scuttle” or hole for water at the bottom of the sloping floor, going through into the yard will need covering in some way, at any rate in the mice room, to stop wild mice coming in.

It is a pity I am going to be away, but I don’t think there will be any great difficulty as far as changing mice are concerned. I think the chief point is reserve power of heat. Will write from Treviss[ore], Flushing, Falmouth.’

 

Sent E.S. Pearson to K. Pearson, 27th December 1929.
27 Dec 1929
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‘Dearest Father

 

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I looked into the temporary Animal House this afternoon; the radiators appear to have been on since Monday [27th a Friday], 5 of them I think, & there are 3 thermometers on paper below which, someone has been recording daily temperatures at 8.0 [sic] a.m. & 9.30 p.m. The former hour gives temperatures which have now risen to 48°, the latter about 58°. It is clear that this, at any rate for the morning – which would mean most of the night, is not enough. Of course the presence of animals would raise the temperature a bit, but there must be more reserve power for colder weather, which it might not be always necessary to use. I do not know whether this should be done by having say two more radiators, or more powerful radiators. Certainly in the mouse room there should be more power. Of course I don’t know whether they have allowed for this in the wiring.

The rooms are not obviously damp, but I expect the continued drying over the week end will be a good thing. There are two broken windows to be mended (they are said to have arrived broken) & the (or one of them) hole with gutter from top of sculpture studios is not yet filled up. I think it may be necessary to have some sort of small ventilating pane in the windows, as they leave rather a large gap when fully opened. However that is a minor point.

No one of course is about, so I do not know – nor did Miss Holt – when they were thinking of changing. Nor how they are proposing to fix up the mice shelves, but no doubt that has been planned and measured out. Miss Holt says that as arranged by Miss Moul[?], she is to have Monday off, so perhaps Tuesday would be the day for you to come up. It just occurs to me that a kind of “scuttle” or hole for water at the bottom of the sloping floor, going through into the yard will need covering in some way, at any rate in the mice room, to stop wild mice coming in.

It is a pity I am going to be away, but I don’t think there will be any great difficulty as far as changing mice are concerned. I think the chief point is reserve power of heat. Will write from Treviss[ore], Flushing, Falmouth.’