SD1429. Elizabeth Sarah Cook to Henrietta Cook
Published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 16, 297 (in part).
Whitehall
April 12th 1850.
My dear Henrietta,
I beg to offer you, & my dear brother my sincere congratulations on your marriage & though late I hope you will not think them less sincere, as I can assure you no one can have felt more interested in the late happy event, than I have; it is great grief to poor Mary being unable at present, to write to you on this happy occasion but I trust in the course of a few days, she will be able to resume her usual occupations, at present she is still confined to her bed.– We feel quite annoyed, we omitted to convey Miss Ridley’s congratulations & affectionate good wishes, on your marriage which was entirely caused by Mary’s sudden attack of illness; Susan has written a note to Miss Ridley this morning to apologize for our forgetfulness. We never understood we were to send cards to New Zealand; we have no cards left but I enclose you two silver edged envelopes that William may forward them.– We sent cards to Mrs Richard Chapman; also to Mrs Phillpotts; Mama has received a few lines from the latter this morning which I enclose for your perusal.– John begs me, to thank you very much for your most kind letter he received this morning & likewise dear William’s. It gratified us all much to peruse your brother George’s kind letter, which I now return.– We are very glad to hear you are going to remain another week where you are, as you are so pleasantly situated.– John sent cards to Mrs John Groves; & Mr Walcott, the latter is much pleased with the attention, & is anxious to call on you, the first time you come to London. Mama received a letter from Aunt Pyke immediately after the wedding, begging her to convey to you both “her sincere & heartfelt congratulation on the happy event[”]; also the same from all my Aunts at Rochester; & Chatham, & Aunt Jane.– Kate Pyke has written to Susan for your address as Tom wishes to write to your husband. Cards were sent to Mrs May.– Susan has received most kind congratulations from Mrs Gardiner; also the same from the Werges to Mary.– Dr Todd has been here to day & says poor Mary is decidedly better but that she has got a very strange complaint it is of the nature of quinsey & is entirely caused by indigestion & great debility.– All here unite with me in affectionate love to you; & your dear husband—believe me, my dear Henrietta
ever your affect Sister
Elizth S. Cook
Address: Mrs Surtees Cook / 2. Oriel Terrace / Weston Super Mare / Somersetshire.
Publication: None traced.
Manuscript: Armstrong Browning Library, Altham Archive.
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