| Description | In this letter Alexander Reed offers his 'most sincere congratulations' to Mary Jane and John Taylor following their daughter Elizabeth Taylor's success in her Senior Cambridge Examination. Reed writes that it was 'no mere nominal affair', but one that had required 'pluck' and 'endurance'. He remarks that Elizabeth's cousin, his daughter Bessie Reed, would be delighted at her cousin's success. Alexander Reed concludes his letter with a brief account of recent family activities. |