Mystery of canal love letters solved
The box, which also contained wedding invitations, was found floating in water at Dochgarroch, by Inverness, in December and was handed in to a local police station.
The letters were addressed to Miss S R Paterson, “Bidston”, Ross Avenue, Inverness and postmarked Edinburgh, 19 August 1934.
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Hide AdNorthern Constabulary appealed for information and the owner of the letters claimed them yesterday.
A force spokeswoman said: “With the assistance of so many people we can confirm that the letters were written by Robert Wright to his bride-to-be Sarah Rose Paterson.
“A lady from the Dochgarroch area has come forward today to let us know that she was given the letter writing box and contents by Robert Wright.”