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Letter from Marjorie Bayley to Miss Fatima Jinnah requesting the temporary use of the Thrift Shop in Karachi

Sub title : Request for space to restart a dress business after losing everything in Kashmir

Subject: Fatima Jinnah | Marjorie Bayley | Dress Business | Kashmir Disturbances

Language: English

Page: 2 p.

Serial no: 29415

Keyword: Marjorie Bayley -- Fatima Jinnah -- Request -- Temporary Use -- Thrift Shop -- Karachi -- Correspondence | Marjorie Bayley -- Fatima Jinnah -- Thrift Shop -- Temporary Use -- Karachi -- Correspondence | Correspondence -- Fatima Jinnah -- Marjorie Bayley

Abstract: Marjorie Bayley writes to Miss Fatima Jinnah from Nedous Hotel, Lahore, on November 3rd, explaining that she is leaving Karachi for Lahore after a week's stay and has just returned from England. She had a dress business in Kashmir on the Bund but lost everything due to disturbances, and now wishes to restart her dress shop in Karachi but cannot find a suitable place. She asks if she could temporarily use the Thrift Shop, which is lying empty, offering either a weekly rental or a commission on all sales to go to a Pakistani charity of Miss Jinnah's choice, and also proposes holding a raffle for charity. She mentions meeting Miss Jinnah once at Lady Gracey's in Pindi and requests a reply to Nedous Hotel, Lahore.

Description: This document is a letter from Marjorie Bayley, written on Nedous Hotel, Lahore letterhead and dated November 3rd. Bayley explains that after returning from England, she lost her dress business in Kashmir on the Bund due to disturbances, and now wants to restart her dress shop in Karachi but cannot find a suitable place. She asks Miss Fatima Jinnah to let her temporarily use the empty Thrift Shop, offering to pay a weekly rental or a commission on sales to a Pakistani charity of Miss Jinnah's choosing, and also suggests a charity raffle. She mentions meeting Miss Jinnah once at Lady Gracey's in Pindi and requests a reply to Nedous Hotel, Lahore. The letter concludes with an apology for typing errors as she had packed everything. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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