SD655. Samuel Moulton-Barrett (brother) to Henrietta Moulton-Barrett
Published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 2, 357 (in part).
[No. 9] Cumberland [Pl. London]
Thursday May 8th 1828
My ever dearest Henrietta
The time now is so very near that I really think it hardly worth while to write but as Treppy asks me as she has a few messages. I am glad to hear that poor Mama improves if it is a little tell her she must get well by next week as we are coming down for a little country air. Well in the first place Mary will be there on Thursday next and Treppy is going to send off some of the luggage by the waggon directed to Bradley cottage Great Malvern, now she wants you if that is not the name of the house you must either go or send to Malvern to get somebody, Maddox would do as she lives there to go to the waggon office and have the things sent to the right house, Mary will be there to recieve [sic] them if it is Bradley cottage; if Gran[n]y can get off on Wednesday and be there on Thursday she will so you must be there with Bro and take possession Treppy says. You must write by return of post to let us know if it is Bradley cottage or not as Mary will not know where to go to; mind and be there on Thursday to take possession and see the things that come by the waggon taken care of, make Bro see about them—the waggon sets off on Monday and will be there on Thursday and very likely we shall be there also, Treppy says if we are not there Mary will make the beds; what fun we will have! We broke up yesterday and had some capital fun, Watky was there and enquired very particularly after Papa and Bro, Arliss came for me; last Sunday a boy was jumping from one tree to another forty feet high and he caught hold of a branch of the tree he jumped to—it broke—he fell down fractured his skull, broke his collar bone in two places, broke his bigg toe, and hurt himself dreadfully inside[.] Sir Ashley Cooper has seen him and says he has very little chance of recovery—he is still at Charterhouse in great danger—his name is Knight—he only came this qua[r]ter and not likely to go back again. I did not go out last Saturday as Spry said I had better not, I was so unwell, but I am quite recovered now. Mrs Williams went out of town this morning for Cheltenham, Gran[n]y and Treppy and myself went to see her go; Helen Hignes is very unwell. Mrs Heirt sends her best love. Give my best love to all. and mind and write by return of post in answer to this letter as Treppy wishes to know directly. I am sorry to hear of James’s failure[.] I hope he will not break his heart this time. Treppy is packing up[.] Treppy wants to know the nearest way Papa thinks to great Malvern, is not Worcester. I must now wish you good bye untill I see you. Your ever
affectionate Sam.
Address, on integral page: Miss H Barrett / Hope End / Ledbury / Herefordshire.
Publication: None traced.
Manuscript: Armstrong Browning Library, Altham Archive.
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