1907 Edwardian ALS Letter Leyton Essex County Council Election Lea Bridge Ward For Sale

1907 Edwardian ALS Letter Leyton Essex County Council Election Lea Bridge Ward

Approximately 5\" by 8\"

• Item DescriptionProduct Overview

  • Type: Antique Autograph Letter Signed (ALS)

  • Date: February 13, 1907

  • Sender: E. J. Davis

  • Recipient: Walter J. Feather, Esq. (Deputy Returning Officer, The Limes, Springfield, Chelmsford)

  Historical Content & Context

  This original Edwardian-era handwritten letter offers an interesting glimpse into British local political history. Writing from Leyton, E. J. Davis thanks the Deputy Returning Officer for sending the nomination form for the upcoming County Council Election.

  Davis mentions his plans to formally submit the paperwork and comments on his political prospects for the Lea Bridge Ward, noting that while no opposition is expected, \"until the nomination is over one never knows.\"

  Complete Transcription:

  Dear Sir,I am greatly obliged for your favor of the 11th instant enclosing form of nomination for the forthcoming County Council Election and I hope to have the pleasure of handing it in for you on the 22nd instant. It is not expected that there will be any opposition to my return for the Lea Bridge Ward but until the nomination is over one never knows.

  Yours faithfully,E. J. Davis

  [To:] Walter J. Feather EsqDeputy Returning OfficerThe