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The Royal Alexandra Infirmary Paisley Scotland 7-7-16 My Dear Mother, Just
a line to say that I received your
letter this morning. And am glad to know that your self and all at
home are in your Usual Good Health. As for myself I am getting
on alright ,and may be able to go home in the end of the month.
But we do not leave here to go home. We have to go up to Glasgow
and may be kept there for some time. Thanks very much for the
stamps which you sent. I am sending you a cutting of a newspaper
with all the names of the men admitted to the place the night we
came over. I had 2 letters from Jennie and she seems to be in
Good Health. We were out for a drive on last Tuesday to a place
about 11 miles from here. It was a lovely drive we went on Brakes and
it took us four Hours to get to it. We got our tea before we left it.
and the weather was very good. But it is raining today I do
hope it soon clears up. As I do not want any rain when I go home
I suppose your flowers look well have you many this year. And did
the Orange lilies come out. I saw a lovely garden of orange
lilies at this place on Tuesday. they were very nice. Well I think I must draw to
a close Hoping to hear from you soon
again. I remain
Your loving Son John Adams
Letter from John Adams to his mother, Mary. John writes form the Royal Alexandra Hospital,
describing his convalescence. John writes of orange lilies blooming in the hospital
gardens, of a Sunday drive around Glasgow and a newspaper attachment naming his fellow
patients. John Adams (Army No. 13971) fought with the 9th (Service) Battalion, Royal
Irish Fusiliers in the Great War. He was wounded in France in May 1916, and was treated
at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley.