SD1202. Samuel Goodin Barrett to George Goodin Barrett (1792-1854)
Published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 8, 334–335 (in part).
State House Q.B. London
Feby [sic, for March] 1st 1844 [1]
My dear Uncle
It is unnecessary my entering into the particulars attending the violent hostility displayed towards me by Mess Boddington & Co & their subsequently arresting me, for I have no doubt you have heard every particular of the unjustness & oppression of the act– I write to you now on more important business & I trust not only on my account, but out of memory to my Uncle you will endeavour to aid me in not allowing such men as B & Co to have the ruling power over Barrett Hall & Harding Hall– They have filed a Bill against me in the Court of Chancery, & have obtained a decree to day in the Rolls Court for the Appointment of a Receiver prejudicial to myself but not to other Parties interested– I however believe the order to be mere waste Paper until confirmed in Jamaica– I therefore wish you at once to qualify as Execr under my Uncles will & take possession of Barrett Hall & Harding Hall as such, which you have a legal right to do, in consequence of all the debts due by his Estate not being paid, you can then nominate Whitelock as yr representative, you must also instruct Whitelock to apply for the Receivership of Spring, Schawfd & Thatchfd which he can hold as agent to the executors until such balance as is due the late Receiver is paid there is also a Balance due to him as Agent to the Trustees under the Deed of 1810– Now all this is of the most vital importance & I sincerely trust you will give Whitelock every support in frustrating the villainous intentions of these men– My debt to them has been incurred by paying parties who I shd not have paid, but have allowed to abide their time– Mr Barrett has been the most kind friend to us he insisted on Maria going to his home with the Children after they Arrested me: & they remained with him two months, Mrs Bell has taken a home for a few weeks & they are now with her where they will remain until after Marias confinement which we daily expect– Little Lizzy is quite well– I am most desirous to get out to Jamaica but unless my opponents are disposed to listen to more easy terms than they have lately tendered I see little prospect of getting out of this– I hope Edward & Richard are keeping quite well, I heard that the latter was making himself conversant with Sugar manufacture– Give my love to them both & I am sure if Maria was here she wd join me– E M Bt went to Leamington to day on yr Account– I must fear from all I can learn that you have been thoroughly cheated by yr Agent there–
Believe me My dear Uncle
Very Affy. Yours
S G Barrett
Pray for my sake attend to the earnest wishes I express in this letter– If the Stewarts are in yr neighbourhood remember me most kindly to them.
Address, on integral page: Captain Barrett / Albion / Moneague PO. / Jamaica.
Docket: Per Packet / 2nd March.
Publication: None traced.
Manuscript: Eton College Library.
1. Month provided by docket.
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