Supporting Documents

SD286.  Henrietta Moulton-Barrett to Mary Moulton-Barrett

Published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 1, 319 (in part).

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[1 May] [?1818]

[WM1813]

My dearest Mama

I am allways happy to see the beauties of summer coming but still more to see your happy birthday come I hope my dearest Mama in pleasing you to-day I hope my little effort may not quite fail Now I must finish this short and bad letter but although it is short it is as sincere as if it was long and eloquent.

I am Your

affecte Child

Henrietta

Address, on integral page: To dearest Mama / On her birthday.

Publication: None traced.

Manuscript: Berg Collection.

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