ALS signed “Clear,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, September 24, 1912. Letter to her sister Janet written while recovering from the disaster, and also mentioning fellow survivor Nellie Walcroft. In part: “Well after Nellie left McVickers she came right here to stay for a rest with her sister Lucy…Well she stayed a 4 whole weeks & she returned to New York just 2 weeks ago looking fine & well & she made me right then & there put in my notice a week & come down here. I came here last Tuesday I have been here just one week. I went to see the Dr. as I wasn’t feeling just the thing & thought perhaps a tonic while resting would do me no harm. The Dr. said my nerves were quite shaken & needed a rest & my dear I have had.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and some mild toning. Cameron and Nellie Wallcroft had originally booked passage on another liner, but were transferred to the Titanic. They evacuated in Life Boat 14, with Cameron manning an oar as they pulled away from the sinking ship. They were rescued by the Carpathia, sleeping on the dining room floor until arriving in New York. Cameron suffered psychological trauma for years after, spending some time in an institution in Woking. RR Auction COA.
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