Letter from Sir Wilfrid Bliss Spender (1876-1960) to his wife, Lillian (1880-1968). In this letter, Spender asks Lillian to advise the aunt of a man who has been reported wounded on how to contact him. He asks her not to overwork herself, though he takes pleasure in the idea of Lillian 'ordering Duchesses and Countesses around like kitchen maids'. Spender expresses sympathy that Lillian is missing her usual summer trip to the sea, inquires about the weather, and confesses that he is accomplishing.Sir Wilfrid Spender was a member of the British Army until 1913 when controversy surrounding his signature of the Ulster Solemn League and Covenant resulted in his resignation. Spender was called up for military service in 1914 and from 1915 served in the 36th (Ulster) Division. Throughout the war, Spender remained in contact with the Ulster Unionist leadership, and consistently opposed Home Rule and the six-county solution. Lady Lillian served in the Ulster Volunteer Nursing Corps during the war, and was an organiser of the Ulster Division Comforts Fund. This letter is part of a series of correspondence from Sir Wilfrid Bliss Spender to his wife Lady Lillian Spender. The letters date mainly from 1915 to 1918, when Sir Wilfrid was serving in France. The letters concern politics, the Irish question, personal life, and Wilfrid's experience of the Great War. g very little in his own work.