SD631. Samuel Moulton-Barrett (brother) to Henrietta Moulton-Barrett
Published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 2, 353 (in part).
Hyde park Hotel
Saturday. June 30th 1827.
My ever dearest Henrietta
I recieved [sic] your letter on Thursday and as Papa had not heard, when I saw him, for some time, I sent the letter to him, now do not be angry with me for it. Grandmamma sent for me at three this evening and I have just come, she is looking very well; Bell Papa, and Miss Bayford are gone to Keny and so I have not seen them yet; I am going to sleep here to night; Tom and Richard and Sir Thomas Butler are gone to Ireland I am sorry to say. A dreadful thing has happened at Charterhouse a boy last Friday forged a note to go out on Saturday, he is on the foundation with this note he went out, and on Sunday, they were looking for the library money and they found 9£ missing; on Monday the boy came back, bringing with him 3 Pounds worth of Segars 2 Silver Segar tubes two Gold rings a Gold opera Glass two spying Glasses a gold one and a Tortoishell one and a great bigg 18s cake, so of course he was suspected of having stolen the money—he was examined and found out that he had stole it; the boy who wrote the note has had 12 Cuts and they sent to Russell as he is at Canterbury very unwell, he has ordered the boy to have 14 cuts last Friday and 14 on Monday and then to be sent away from the school he has been very ill ever since he was found out he will not eat any thing and he is stopping out of schools; his father said he wished him to be flogged directly, and he has been flogged once. I am very sorry to hear that Monies and Rebecca are so very ill, write when you hear from them and let me know how they are. Grandmamma has just told me to send her best love, and say that she is a great deal better, and that she will write in a few days; and that Bell is fled away in the middle of her letter to Mama and has not finished but she <wi>ll be able to let you hear on Tuesday as she will send <one> by the Monday post. I am glad to hear Bro is liked by the old women about; tell him I would have written to him on his birthday as I intended only I completely forgot it, so the only thing I can do is to wish that he many spend many more happy birthdays, and that the old women will continue to like him; tell him to measure the pond across that place where he said he could jump across with a leaping pole and tell me when you write, only keep it a secret; how many feet, for I want to know exact width. I have got no news so I must wish you farewell for the present, and remain your ever affectionate,
Sam
We break up the first of August. 4 weeks. Give my very best love to them all.
Address, on integral page: Miss H Barrett / Hope-End / Near Ledbury / Hereford Shire.
Publication: None traced.
Manuscript: Armstrong Browning Library, Altham Archive.
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