This letter to Santa was written in 1911, and stashed in the chimney of a house in Dublin, from which it was recovered in 1992 by the house's current occupant, John Byrne. The letter, written by "A or H Howard" (a brother-sister team) survived remarkably well, and is very lovely.
“I want a baby doll and a waterproof with a hood and a pair of gloves and a toffee apple and a gold penny and a silver sixpence and a long toffee.”
Dear Santa Letter sent 100 years ago found up chimney
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The band had to stop and let him flex 😄🙌🏽 pic.twitter.com/aBRub7ThzP — E-zrael Ani (@EzraelAni) June 14, 2020 This kid is incredible.
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