27. EBB & Henrietta Moulton-Barrett to Mary Moulton-Barrett

As published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 1, 21.

[Hope End]

[ca. 1816] [1]

My dearest and kind Mama

As I know you will not refuse a request that is reasonable I venture to adress you remember that we have a great many things to do tomorrow to alter my poetry to get flowers to write my verses and so has Hen—so Pray dear Mama do excuse us our Music tomorrow and believe us your affecte children

Elizth & Henrietta

Address, on integral page: To our kind / Mama an answer / to the nursery.

Publication: None traced.

Manuscript: Berg Collection.

1. Letter is all in EBB’s handwriting, upon which conjectural dating is based.

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