Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Letter to Alexandra from Tatiana, year 1912

Tatiana wrote this letter to her mother in 1912.

Source:

A Lifelong Passion, letters and diary entries compiled by Andrei Maylunas and Sergei Mironenko

The letter:

My sweet darling dear beloved own dearest Mama,
I am so awfully sorry that you wont come with us. I hope that you will feel better tomorrow when we come. Fancy it will be the first time that we will sleep on the Standart it is awfully sad Mama dearest. I hope that Ania will be nice with you and wont tire you and specialy wont come in to you to disturb when you lie or when you want to be alone. Such I petty I could not stay with you Mama dear. It would be such a pleasure to me. I do hope you wont feel too tired. Please Mama darling dont run about the rooms to see how they are. Send Ania or els you will be very tired to receive Auntie and Uncle.

I will try and be as good as I can on board with the officers.

Goodbye till tomorrow. Dont worry sweety about baby I will look after him and all will be alright. God bless you my sweet own darling.

Many many kisses to you angel from your own loving devoted and true daughter
Tatiana


Above: Alexandra.


Above: Tatiana. Original courtesy of ГАРФ via Ilya Grigoryev.

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