October 4th 1905 frances Martha mantz to walter joseph newitt

poplar, london to Isleworth, london

18 miles

the message

"Have just returned from a meeting for the Temperance. Band Of Hope starts to-morrow. Your PC arrived this afternoon. There are some very pretty places there, very nice for 'cycle-rides? I must tell you about the meeting when I write. Have you written home yet? All nervous

Yours

Frances"

the sender

For details of Frances Martha Mantz go to the first card in this series at

the recipient

For details of Walter Joseph Newitt go to the third card in this series at

the places

Isleworth, London

Tower of London

what the card says to us

This is the fourth card in the Frances Mantz series. It is the second sent to Walter Newitt in Isleworth and both of those cards were written using mirror writing. This one was posted in Poplar rather than Victoria Docks, the Mantz family home. The card was sent about a week after the previous one, although the message refers to a card sent by Walter to Frances in between.

Notice how the writing has run over the edge of the card. Is it more difficult to judge the remaining space if you are mirror writing?

The picture is of the Tower of London and does not appear to have any connection with the message.

The card tells us that Frances and Walter are involved in the Temperance Movement and the Band of Hope. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperance_movement) 

Why has Walter not written home? And why are his family nervous?

To see the whole of the Frances Mantz series go to