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| Letter to Santa found after 120 years on display in Canterbury | Letter to Santa found after 120 years on display in Canterbury |
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| A letter to Santa written by a Victorian schoolgirl has been discovered 120 years on. | A letter to Santa written by a Victorian schoolgirl has been discovered 120 years on. |
| In it five-year-old Marjorie from Eastbourne asks for toy ducks and chickens, a canvas stocking and a piece of ribbon and a ball for her cat, Kittykins. | In it five-year-old Marjorie from Eastbourne asks for toy ducks and chickens, a canvas stocking and a piece of ribbon and a ball for her cat, Kittykins. |
| The letter, dated 2 December 1898, was found hidden inside a book donated to a charity shop. | The letter, dated 2 December 1898, was found hidden inside a book donated to a charity shop. |
| It is now being displayed at a toy shop in Canterbury. | It is now being displayed at a toy shop in Canterbury. |
| Shop assistant Lily Birchall, whose father discovered the letter, told the BBC she wanted to trace Marjorie's family members and return the letter to them. | Shop assistant Lily Birchall, whose father discovered the letter, told the BBC she wanted to trace Marjorie's family members and return the letter to them. |
| She said: "It's so innocent and it's what Christmas really should be about, small gifts and the real sense of magic and believing." | She said: "It's so innocent and it's what Christmas really should be about, small gifts and the real sense of magic and believing." |
| However, aside from an address in Enys Road, Eastbourne, nothing else is known about Marjorie. | However, aside from an address in Enys Road, Eastbourne, nothing else is known about Marjorie. |
| Ms Birchall added: "My dad did a little bit of a research and he tried to find the house, but it looks as though it's a completely different house to what was there. | Ms Birchall added: "My dad did a little bit of a research and he tried to find the house, but it looks as though it's a completely different house to what was there. |
| "He assumed it was bombed in [the war], but it would be wonderful to find out." | |
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