T. E. Lawrence, All Souls [to the Secretary]

RA Collection: Archive

Reference code

RAA/SEC/14/28/3

Title

T. E. Lawrence, All Souls [to the Secretary]

Date

20 Apr 1920

Level

Item

Extent & medium

2pp.

Previous reference codes

1021

Content Description

Lawrence is afraid that their letters must have crossed: he had written to the Secretary a day or two ago to say that he felt sure that the [invitation] card must have been a mistake, "since I never dine out at all." He adds in a postscript: "Perhaps I should explain that I misunderstood your original invitation as you addressed it to 'Colonel' Lawrence, a rank I got rid of with some difficulty a year ago, and as you gave me a C.B. and D.S.O., decorations which I have never received, except in Who's Who: - and in self-defence, since I get many 'Strangers' letters, I never reply to them! .L."