| Description | These letters were written around the time of Cynthia's engagement and marriage to Oswald Mosley. Christopher Tennant discusses these events, but also writes about his own personal life and expresses his feelings of deep friendship towards Cynthia.
/1 mentions the engagement of 'Barbie' [Barbara Luytens] to Euan [Wallace] and expresses Tennant's disappointment 'to have my Barbs whisked away'. He also asks about 'Tom' Mosley, and thinks he may know him
/2 is largely concerned with buying a fan for Cynthia, and contains details about the specifications. Tennant also comments on a photograph of Cynthia in the [Daily] Sketch, and mentions his forthcoming journey to Cambridge
/3 asks whether Cynthia will attend Tom Poynder's dance when she returns from Paris and assures her that he will be at her wedding
/4 mentions that he has received an account of Cynthia's wedding, indicating that he was not, after all, able to attend. He also reports that he has been in touch with Cynthia's sister Baba. He gives brief details about his exams in Cambridge, and informs her that he will return to Wilsford for his twenty first birthday |