Supporting Documents

SD317.  Henrietta Moulton-Barrett to Henry Moulton-Barrett

Published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 1, 321 (in part).

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[27 July 1819] [1]

My sweetest Henry

We were all surprised in the middle of a comfortable tea, by Betsy telling us it was your birthday, what could be done. I could do no more than write a short letter to you, I hope you will condescend to read it as it is the best that I can write I mean it to be kind when I wish my curly headed Henry many happy happy returns of his birthday and many true wishes for his true happiness

[Henrietta]

Address, on integral page: To the curly headed / Boy.

Docket, in the hand of Mary Moulton-Barrett: First commemoration Henrys birth.

Publication: None traced.

Manuscript: Berg Collection.

1. The date and author’s name are provided by Mary Moulton-Barrett.

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