A question regarding a Knighthood

[Phil Carter]

Hi Phil,

I've had a brief chat with Keith about this and he agrees the publication of Monro's memoirs would be a very good idea.

Watch this space.

Best wishes
Adam

Hello Adam,

Out of courtesy, I thank you here on this thread as well as the other and apologise for missing your posting previously.

This really is very good news and I am delighted by the response. I hope the Monro family are willing to be as helpful as previous families have been.

Good luck!

best wishes

Phil

[Rubyretro]

Some people have, can and do, refuse the honour - for personal, political or moral reasons.

...oh, you know...shucks....

[AdamNeilWood]

Monro's memoirs

Hello Simon, all,

Am I mistaken when I presume that the memoirs have never been seen in full? Do we know whom to apply to or through which channel to ask the family in order to see the memoirs? I am sure they make very interesting reading, though not referrring to JTR, the WM etc.

Perhaps Adam Wood could get into contact with Keith Skinner and propose the above to the family, a la Swanson Marginalia history?

Hi Phil,

I've had a brief chat with Keith about this and he agrees the publication of Monro's memoirs would be a very good idea.

Watch this space.

Best wishes
Adam

[lynn cates]

pre-order

Hello Phil. Thanks.

Well, if an edition comes out, I'll buy one--fast!

Cheers.
LC

[Phil Carter]

Hello Phil. Thanks.

I daresay a printed version would generate sales. Added incentive.

Cheers.
LC

Hello Lynn,

Thanks.

I can see that happening as well.

I wonder if we can get some sort of feedback from others who know a little more than we do, re the Monro memoirs? It would be appreciated, I'm sure.

best wishes

Phil

[lynn cates]

book

Hello Phil. Thanks.

I daresay a printed version would generate sales. Added incentive.

Cheers.
LC

[Phil Carter]

Hello Phil. Thanks.

Yes, and there seem to be divergent explanations of events in Monro's writings.

Cheers.
LC

Hello Lynn,

Thanks for the reply..

Yes, another reason that may or may not reveal clarity if we can see the complete memoirs. I hope the family have nothing against it, and like Simon Wood and I have suggested, a new piece from Adam Wood, Keith Skinner etc in conjunction with the family would be a great plus for Ripperology through Ripperologist.

With the History of the Swanson Marginalia, a new high standard has been set. A Monro edition would certainly continue that trend.

best wishes

Phil

[lynn cates]

divergent

Hello Phil. Thanks.

Yes, and there seem to be divergent explanations of events in Monro's writings.

Cheers.
LC

[Phil Carter]

Hello Tom. Is the "Darjeeling letter" in the first or second group? That was gone over for information, but revealed little about "JTR."

If, however, there is information not previously seen . . .

Cheers.
LC

Hello Lynn,

Exactly. The political in's and out's, the who's done the "right thing" and who's done the "wrong thing" in the eyes of the politicians, is a very interesting scenario. Not to mention influence.

best wishes

Phil

[lynn cates]

Darjeeling letter

Hello Tom. Is the "Darjeeling letter" in the first or second group? That was gone over for information, but revealed little about "JTR."

If, however, there is information not previously seen . . .

Cheers.
LC

[Phil Carter]

"perused over"

Christ Phil...as one grammar school boy to another you ought to be ashamed

All the best

Dave

Hello Dave,

"Humanum errare est"

-Latin, 1st form, Sep 1970 - July 1971.

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my very best wishes

Phil

[Tom_Wescott]

Hi all,

According to Monro family tradition, there are two memoirs, the one that doesn't mention the Ripper (or other high profile cases), and was apparently intended for public consumption...and a second memoir intended for the family and 'insiders', which contained all of Monro's secrets regarding the Ripper, Cleveland Street, and who knows what else. The former memoir certainly exists and copies are in the hands of Keith Skinner, and I would wager one or two other Ripper researchers. The latter memoir is probably apocryphal, but oh what a read it would make if it actually existed!

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Cogidubnus]

"perused over"

Christ Phil...as one grammar school boy to another you ought to be ashamed

All the best

Dave

[lynn cates]

personal

Hello Phil. Thanks.

No, unless they contain personal items.

Cheers.
LC

[Phil Carter]

Hello Phil. Thanks.

"am I mistaken when I presume that the memoirs have never been seen in full?"

I think that a couple of ripper researchers have seen them in toto.

Cheers.
LC

Hello Lynn,

Thanks for the reply...Do you know of any particular reason, or does anyone for that matter..why these memoirs cannot be perused over by the general Ripperological public?

best wishes

Phil