| Description | This letter was sent to Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury from Dorsetshire by a lady called Annie Gard who appears to have been associated with Taylor Cadbury through educational work. The letter describes Gard's recent experiences teaching at Sevenoaks School in Liverpool which had resulted in her leaving to work in a 'Public Secondary High-Class School' which belonged to the Church Education Corporation in Parkstone, Dorset. Gard writes that she hoped to settle comfortably into life at her new school which she describes as 'well-staffed and well-appointed'. Gard remarks that she had been appointed to her new school by Miss Grey who hoped that she would 'exert a good influence over the girls and help to maintain a high tone' in the school.
Annie Gard comments on her regrets at having to leave Sevenoaks owing to the expenses she had incurred, writing that despite suffering from ill-health since 1902, she hoped to stay healthy and to be able to work hard. She also remarks on the health of other female friends, noting the lack of money in Church work. Owing to her own illness, Gard writes that she was in a difficult financial position and asks Taylor Cadbury if she would allow her to postpone paying an outstanding sum which she owed to her. |