This is an exciting entry, because it is a loose scrap of paper with a wedding RSVP on it. This gives us a lot of clues and confirms something we knew. It is now safe to say that the diary writer lived in or around Launceston area. It is now pretty safe to say that the writer was Miss Boultbee, a female who was unmarried at the time of writing the note and probably the whole diary. We also know that she attended a wedding on the 1st of February sometime and that the wedding was for Mr. A Weymouth's daughter. I am excited to have a surname and I have searched newspaper records and found too many Boultbee's to narrow it further.
The name Boultbee matches the front cover and it is obvious now but I still can't read the initials. Have a look HERE.
There is one word I can't work out, but I think it would provide major clues. It is the last word before the address. Also it is curious that the address on the piece of paper is the same street as Richard Gee the distributor of the notebook.
How exciting!! The mystery is unfolding...
Loose piece of paper between Page 73 & 74 - Wedding RSVP-
"Miss Boultbee's compliments to Mr. A Weymouth, and she will be happy to accept his kind invitation to his daughters wedding on the 1st of February next ________ 219 Charles St."
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The note is definitely a rough copy... there are notes on the back.
ReplyDeleteAlso I just found out Weymouth Street is a street in Launceston... I wonder if it was named after Mr A Weymouth to whom the note is addressed.
The initials on the cover seem to be L. J. (corresponding to Lina Jane ??) Boultbee.
ReplyDeleteThe word before the address seems to be "Armistice" - maybe a nickname or a coded meaning ??
Perhaps "Armistice" is a building or hotel/reception room name located in Charles Street, Launceston at the time ??
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