Supporting Documents

SD243.  Henrietta Moulton-Barrett to Edward Moulton-Barrett (father)

Published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 1, 317 (in part).

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May 28th. 1816

Mon tres cher Papa

Je vous aime beaucoup, et J’espere que nous aurions bien de plaisir aujourd [’]hui, comme cest le cher jour do votre naissance; [1] I hope you will excuse me finishing in English, to tell you that I wish you many many happy returns of this day & that I may be abll [sic] to write you a much better letter, next year. I hope we shall all have a merry break-fast.

& I am dearest Papa’s child

Henrietta Barrett

Address, on integral page: Edward Barrett Esqr. / Hope End.

Publication: None traced.

Manuscript: Berg Collection.

1. My very dear Papa / I love you very much, and I hope that we will have much pleasure today as it is the dear day of your birth.

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