September 23, 1944.
Mr. George Peters,
Administration Department.
Dear Sir:
Received your letter of the 18th instant. File No. 9957.
That property is one place I do not want to see sold as most of us were born there and the fruit trees Mother went to a lot of hardship in getting them and planting them and seeing them grow and the house itself though old is a symbol to us and to the old Parents. Also we have a family plot in Vancouver, isn't that enough to assure you that our hopes are to grow with Canada and die on her soil? "Be there a man whose soul so dead who never to himself hath this is my own my native Land". Mother's heart & soul is in to get back to that house yet I am trying to wean her away from the re-location centre to go east for awhile. Yet you still insist it is Ottawa's Orders and take a dictatorial hand and not a democratic way. Please do not try us any further.
Re: Titles - I am sorry to inform you I have not got them as we obeyed your orders implicitly. You know where they are more than we as we heard that you took them all.
So I am sorry I cannot help you, but I felt to be polite I must answer you.
I hear the Custodian has taken our piano. I hope you get a good price so that I could get another where-ever I go.
So I can't be more helpful, but I would like to know where it is too - please inform me.
I am
Yours truly,
for "Aya Suzuki" #08121
For Dad "Sentaro Suzuki" #08209.