november 22nd 1907 rc to miss r cole

ampthill, bedfordshire

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the message

"With best wishes for a happy birthday + many of them

FC"

the sender

The initial looks like FC. It is probably a relative of R Cole.

the recipient

It has not been possible to trace the identity of Miss R Cole. The c/o person listed is Adelaide Maud Pym (1858-1910) living by her own means at The Firs in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. The assumption is that Miss R Cole was a servant in 1907. Nothing could be found to further identify her.

the places

Ampthill, Bedfordshire

what the card says to us

The picture is fascinating. Who is the man? What is the dog's name? Where is the cottage? What is the man's job? 

The quote is from Ode on the Pleasure Arising from Vicissitude, written in 1754 by Thomas Gray (1716-1771). It goes on

"From toil he wins his spirits light,
From busy day the peaceful night;
Rich, from the very want of wealth,
In heaven’s best treasures, peace and health."

The message is birthday wishes.