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Letter reads: Kindly accept sincere thanks for the parcel of walking sticks received this evening. They will prove very useful indeed to our patients. Yours faithfully, Samuel. Coulton, Quater Master Sergent. Add to board
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Letter thanking Ada for Walking Sticks she Collected for the Wounded During WW1

Ada Whiteside sent the walking sticks to hospitals all around Preston and Lancashire during the First World War. This letter from a grateful Quartermaster at a temporary hospital in Haslingden expresses thanks for his walking stick.

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