26, Stanhope Gardens

Mill Hill

London NW7 2JD

4th May 1999

Sir Anthony Smith

Member of Parliament

125 Cornhill

London SW1 8PA

Dear Sir,

My name is Angela Moping. The reason why I am writing to you is

because I would like to ask for some help from you.

The problem I would like you to solve is something related to the

‘County Home for Mental Defectives’. As its name shows, this is a residence,

which I am sure you have ever heard about, for inmate people. Nevertheless, I

have recently found an interesting case there.

Mr. Loveday, the man who I am referring to, has stayed there for thirty-

five years. However, he has been treated as a sane person in the last twenty

years, since he has not required any kind of special treatment any longer.

He has no relatives except a step-sister who has not contacted him for

years now. As a result of this, he has nobody’s interests to request that he be

allowed to obtain his release.

Consequently, I would like to express my concern about this fact and

ask for the freedom of this man, who is not mentally handicapped at all. So as

to give some evidence to my claims, I am enclosing a rigorous medical

examination from the manager of the psychiatric hospital .

I am really sorry to have wasted your valuable time. I would be deeply

grateful if you examined the situation and tried to give a solution to it. I

would be able to attend an interview at any time in case you consider it is

convenient.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Angela Moping (Miss)