SD569. Samuel Moulton-Barrett (brother) to Henrietta Moulton-Barrett
Published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 1, 342–343 (in part).
[London]
Nov 29th 1826
My ever dearest Henrietta
I have determined to sit down to write to you, as I have gone from day to day without having a line from any of you; the reason that I did not write to you on Saturday was because I went out to Mr Hartley, and I could not write you know I could not write then, I had capital fun he took me to the glass blowers; and he said he would have taken me to the play but he was not very well, in the evening we had a game at cards, and on Sunday I went to a beautiful Church, and in the evening I went to the church the Lord Mayor goes too [sic], it is a magnificent Church by candle light. I have been writing a few lines to Papa to let him know what time we break up, we break up on Monday week at 1/2 Past eleven, mind and do not forget to ask Papa a few days before the time what day I come home or else you know I shall be in a pretty pickle, for I shall have to stay by myself here when all the rest are gone home, so mind do not forget it. I want you to send me if you possibly can to send me on Thursday, to let me have on the Thursday before we break up you may send me any thing you think proper, for we have not settled what we are to have; there are six of us, so we shall have a fine feast—get Bro to shoot me a c[o]uple of pheasants if he can, he is a regular sporting sprig; on Thursday the 7th of December, we are going to have it in the evening, so send it if you possibly can, a hamper, or any thing will do. We were all let out in the middle of school time today to see the eclipse of the Sun, it was quite dark, we saw the eclipse when we could get any burnt glass. Mr Hartley asked me to send him Ba’s Poem for he said he had heard so much about it in the city that he must see it, so I am going to send it to him tomorrow. James came to see me last Wednesday with your letter—he said he could not come to me before because he had been so very busy. Give my very best love to them all, I must wish you good bye for the present as I am going to write to Papa.
Love to al<l>
Your ever affectionate <…>
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Address, on integral page: Miss H Barrett / Hope-End / Near. Ledbury / Herefordshire.
Enclosure, on scrap of paper: [Coat of arms] / I send you the Charter House Arms.
Publication: None traced.
Manuscript: Armstrong Browning Library, Altham Archive.
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