Titanic passenger and victim Henry Cotterill

White Star Line, RMS Titanic - four-page letter written on board the Titanic in several stages, dated 10 April 1912 but finished a day later. It is written by Second-Class passenger and victim Henry Cotterill, aged 21. He was travelling from Penzance, Cornwall and shared a cabin with his friends Percy Bailey and George Hocking. The letter in part reads Dear Mother, I am sending a few lines to let you know we are all getting on alright and are having a fine time, plenty to eat and drink so you don't want to worry. I have sent on a photo of the boat and I never saw such a thing in my life it's like a floating town and the rooms you can eat the meat from the floors and everything shining like silver. Henry then talks about the journey to reach Southampton on the train. He then restarts the letter I am writing this letter onboard the boat and it is a bit rough but I am a good sailor so far. I cannot stay to write much more now as I want to catch the mail at Queenstown. I am alright will write at New York so cheer up your loving son Henry. So tell the boys I am a good sailor so far but got plenty of wind. Also included is a letter to Henry's mother, Mrs E Cotterill, from the National Disaster Relief Fund dated 1 June 1940, enclosing a cheque, and an In Memoriam press cutting

Alright Cannot Cheer Cheque Commemoration Compensation Cotterill Dear Everything Finished Floors Fund Hocking Loss Loving Memoriam Onboard Payment Penzance Percy Plenty Queenstown R.m.s Reach Second-class Sending Shared Shining Southampton Stages Stay Tell Worry Write

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