5. Elizabeth Moulton to EBB

As published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 1, 5–6.

[?London]

[ca. September 1810] [1]

I have just a few minutes to write to my Dearest Ba—to thank her for thinking of me & writing by dear Papa– there was one word in your Letter extremely well written– I kiss’d it very often—but I wd rather have welcom’d my dear little girl herself & was in hopes Papa wd have brought you with him——

We thank you for your kind invitation & will do ourselves the pleasure of paying your little Ladyship a visit very soon——

I was quite rejoicd to see dear Papa look so well– Grdpapa Clarke [2] is also in good health– He loves Ba very much, because you are so very good– Kiss dear Bro & Henrietta Mama & Charlotte [3] for us——

Trip joins me in Love——

God Bless you my Beloved Elizabeth——

EM—

Address, on integral page: My dearest mad[am] Ba.

Docket, below address, in EBB’s hand: Dear Grandmama.

Publication: None traced.

Manuscript: Pierpont Morgan Library.

1. This was written after Elizabeth Moulton’s reply (letter 4) to EBB’s very first letter, but it was apparently written before the 16 September 1810 birth of EBB’s sister Mary, who is not mentioned. An intended visit to Hope End is mentioned, and Mary Trepsack wrote to Elizabeth Barrett Williams on 2 October 1810 that she and Elizabeth Moulton were there (see SD144).

2. John Graham-Clarke (1736–1818), EBB’s maternal grandfather.

3. Charlotte (Lotte) Graham-Clarke, EBB’s maternal aunt.

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