Thursday, November 12, 2020

Alexandra's letter to Nicholas, dated January 31, 1915, and Nicholas' telegrams, dated February 1, 1915

Sources:

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000011396573&view=1up&seq=101

http://www.alexanderpalace.org/letters/february15.html

The letter:

No. 44
Tsarskoje Selo, Jan. 31-st 1915
My beloved One,
This is Marie's paper, because I am beginning on Baby's sopha & did not bring up my thing for writing. — Just received yr. dear telegram fr. Ekaterinoslav I had quite forgotten that you were stopping there. Can imagine how interesting the plate workshop must be — & yr. visit will encourage all to work quicker.

The operation went off alright this morning. — The officer Kubatov has invented a machine gun, wh. he watched being made at Tula & the navy has ordered. In the afternoon we went to the big palace & sat sometime with my Rifles, 2 fr. our hospital had also come to see them.

Xenia & Ducky lunched — both are well. At 6 I received M-elle Rosenbach, who has the Invalid house. — I said goodbye to 5 officers who are going back to the war — amongst them Schevitch he was sad not to be able to await your return — he leaves to-morrow, as otherwise fears loosing the regiment. Zeidler said he might leave, but he has not even tried to ride & his foot will always I am sure remain weak, as the sinews were torn — jumping off his horse will always be risky & walking on enemi ground — his foot is tightly bandaged. But he felt tho' ashamed to remain here any longer. — Its much milder to-day & snowed hard this morning. Baby & Vlad. Nik. are dining O. & A. are shooting soldiers. Ania is impatiently awaiting yr. return. She has grown really much thinner, & as she sits better one notices it more. — Now my very own one I must end, as the messenger leaves early.

Goodbye & God bless you beloved Nicky dear, such joy to think that in two days you will be here. I kiss you over & over again & remain yr. very loving
Sunny.

You understand I can't come so early to the station?

Nicholas' telegram:

Telegram.
Lopasnia. 1 February, 1915.
Hearty thanks for two letters and news. The weather is mild; it is thawing. All send their greetings, and N. P. and M. their thanks.. Am looking forward to seeing you to-morrow. I embrace you and the children.
Nicky.


Above: Nicholas and Alexandra.

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