SD644. Samuel Moulton-Barrett (brother) to Henrietta Moulton-Barrett
Published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 2, 356 (in part).
33 York St
Sunday Feb 10th 1828
My ever dearest Henrietta
I recieved [sic] your letter last week, and I am glad to find you have not forgotten me, I really intended to write to you every Saturday but different things put me off, but now I promise to write to you every Saturday, and you must write when you possibly can as I know you have very little time to spare. I am quite surprized not to find Papa here, I expected him a year ago at least, I suppose he is so very busy with his farm; Tell him I went Sunday before last to hear Irving and I saw Angela and Emily Bayford there but I could not speak to them as they waited there after Church to speak to Irving[.] I suppose it was a beautiful Sermon. We had such fun on Thursday night when we went to bed we chose partners and began a Quadrille, and after we had finished that, we began a country dance and in the middle of it, in came Peney and found us going up the middle and down again, and we all burst at laughing and he began to laugh, and he said he thought it was a great pity we could not find a better Ball room as we were so fond of dancing, and went out again but we had no more that night but next night we had Blind mans Buff but we were not found out. Russells house is going to be pulled down, and a handsomer one to be built up. I really am quite shocked to hear Granny and Tippy are going out of London at the end of this month, But I hope she will change her mind. Tell Bro he is to have the use of my watch till I leave Charterhouse. I am going presently to take a walk with Tippy. I wish it was fine for I want to see the Steam carriage[.] There is not any more news, I hope dearest Mama will continue to improve—tell her so with my best love, I have had another tooth out—that same that gave me so much pain. Best love to all. Your ever affectionate Sam.
Why am I like a farthing rushlight at three oclock in the morning, Give it up– because I am going out.
Address, on integral page: <Miss> H Barrett / Hope End / Ledbury / Herefordshire.
Publication: None traced.
Manuscript: Armstrong Browning Library, Altham Archive.
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