| Description | Peter [Lowrens] wrote to Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury on his return to Orange Mouth, South West Africa following a visit to the Manor House. In this letter he tells Elizabeth that he had arrived safely in Johannesburg with his travelling companion Mr. Taylor, who may have been a relative of Taylor Cadbury. [Lowrens] comments on the speed with which he had arrived home by private aeroplane in comparison with travelling by train which would have taken him five days. He also remarks how nice it was to be home 'with my young, baby son and wife'. He writes that he had already completed a four-hundred mile trip over the desert since his return home.
[Lowrens] thanks Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury for making him welcome at the Manor House, noting that he felt privileged to have stayed 'in such a lovely home, with so much tradition behind me'. He remarks that it had been a 'worthwhile experience'. Peter [Lowrens] had visited England in the wake of the devastation caused by the Second World War. He refers to the impact of the war on England's 'productive vitality', writing that he felt sure England would 'recover and surprise the world'. He concludes his letter noting that 'the people of Great Britain certainly deserve all the good fortune that comes their way.' |