Supporting Documents

SD456.  Henry Moulton-Barrett to Mary Moulton-Barrett

Published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 1, 333 (in part).

[Hope End]

[Docket: 1 May 1823]

Dearest Mama sweetest Mama. dearest Mama I hope you will let me have dinner down stairs & tea soon after out of doors, happy returns of your birthday sweetest Mama Charming Mama, I hope you will be quite well on your birthday. I hope Daisy maynt come down stairs but I think he may & [illegible words]

Good bye. God bless you sweetest Ma, sweetest Lady!

Affectionate Henry

Address, on integral page: Mrs Barrett / or / Mrs. Mama.

Docket, in Mary Moulton-Barrett’s hand: May 1st 1823. Hope End.

Publication: None traced.

Manuscript: Berg Collection.

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