Alexandra's letter to Nicholas, dated December 16, 1914, and Nicholas's telegrams

Sources:

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000011396573&view=1up&seq=90

http://www.alexanderpalace.org/letters/december14.html

Alexandra wrote this letter to Nicholas on December 16, 1914, and Nicholas sent her two telegrams the next day.

The letter:

Tsarskoje Selo, Dec. 14-th 1914
My own beloved One,
A glorious, sunny day. The girls are in the hospital, Baby has just gone out, Anastasia has a lesson & Marie has not yet been let come down. — I slept badly & feel giddy & rotten, tho' just now the heart is not enlarged — am to keep lying as much as possible, so shall only go over onto the sopha after luncheon, like yesterday. — A. Olga took tea with me & was very sweet & dear — she kisses you. — Have been reading through lots of papers & feel quite idiotical. — Here I am on the sopha, had Viltchkovsky with a report, heaps of questions as he tells me everything of the evacuation committee of Y. C. wh. he is at the head of — then questions about Xmas-trees. —

Mavra sent you a letter of Onors to Vicky of Sweden, to give over her love to us & to say that Ernie came for quite short after 3 months, that he left again & is well. — I enclose a letter of Keller — as it will interest you to see what he says — happily he seems not badly wounded.

From my store trains good news & begging always for more things, as the troops know them already, & when in need, turn up. — Glad my letter smelt nicely, when you got it, it was to remind you quite especially of your very own wify, who misses you awfully. —

At last Xenia is out of quarantine she let know. —

I feel still not famous, such a nuisance not to work, but I go on with my brain doing business. — I have nothing interesting to tell you, alas. Long for news of the war — so anxious. —

It seems masses of sanitary trains were sent here to town instead of Moscou, whilst we were there & there are no more Vacancies at Petrograd. There is something wrong about this evacuation question, Ella is trying to clear it up on her side. — Loman has not returned, as thank God there are few wounded at the present moment. — The Children kiss you very tenderly, Wify clasps you fondly to her lonely heart, & blesses you with fervour.
Ever yr. own old
Sunny.

Messages to N. P. please & the little Admiral. — I spoke a second to Gr. by telephone, sends: Fortitude of spirit, — will soon come to you, will discuss everything. —

Nicholas's telegrams:

Telegram.
Garvolin. 17 December. 1914.
In the morning I saw the First Division and a company of Her Majesty's Guard Equipage. Wonderfully healthy, cheerful appearance. The weather is warm here. Shall send news in the evening.
Nicky.

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Telegram.
Sedletz. 17 December. 1914.
Thanks for telegram. I was delighted with the Rifles and Grabbe's Cossacks. The weather is spring-like. Am in a happy mood. Good-night.
Nicky.

Above: Nicholas and Alexandra.