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Bamflat Biggar

12th April 1935

My dear John

James and I would like to tell you how proud we are of your great appointment, surely you are the man whom the "King delights to honour." We trust you may long be spared to prove worthy of the great trust committed to your hands. You well deserve this honour, as you have been a hard worker, as Gilbert Rae said to me, I cannot understand Mr Buchan. I except he must work night & day

I have been reading with great pleasure "The King's Grace" & wonder where you have got all your information, and so very cleverly written. It should be widely read, but it is not in the Biggar windows yet, and I have never seen it advertised in any paper, except the very favourable Review in the Scotsman

I hope your mother had a safe journey and feeling the better of the change & rest, tell her I will write her next week. I am always well but James just middling, very much troubled with breathlessness but always able to do a little work every day.

We are the sleeping partners now. Eben is the driving man I am glad he keeps so well

We are just in the throes of Lambing time and though sheep are in fine condition after the fresh winter, a great many unforseen [causualities?] occur. This has been a good day, but the weather has been very cold & stormy. I hope Johnny is keeping well & liking his work. We are wondering what title you will take, but you will know best yourself

Now please do not trouble replying to this

with love to all at Elsfield I like that name.

Yours sincerely

John Masterton