"Bowerwood House"
St Botolph’s Road,
SEVENOAKS, Kent.
January 8th, 53.
Dear Mr Racey,

I was very sorry indeed to learn from your kind Xmas greeting card that you were indisposed, and we all join in the hope that you are by now well on the road to recovery! I was afraid that pe
Pochard ■ and ■
Land-Rail
Spotted Crake
Reed-Bunting ■ and ■
Least ■
Linnet ■
Wren-warbler ■
I know that there were one or two that you were keen to have, and as some of them, e.g. the Spotted Crake do not so often come my way, I trust that they did not miscarry.

It has turned very cold here the past few days with some snow, I am rather hoping to be able to get out early on Saturday morning next for a flight of duck, but at the moment one of those ind

Thank goodness the final notes of my book were handed in on December 30th, so that now the business of production is going ahead. The publisher, (H. F. & Witherby & Co., 5 Merwick Cou
Well please excuse more for the time being; I hope that I shall hear from you ere long and that you will be able to tell me that you are once more fit and in the fighting line.
With kind regards, and all the best for the New Year,
Believe me,
Yours very sincerely,