SD832. Edward Moulton-Barrett (father) to Samuel Moulton-Barrett (uncle)
Published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 3, 334 (in part).
London,
Octr 24. 1837.
My dearest Sam
I can do no more on the Eve of Sughrue’s sailing & in the hurry of making my arrangements with reference to it, than to say that from my heart I thank you for your letter of the date of the 29th August, your munificence great as it is towards me & Ba, is as nothing compared to the affection which we are assured dictated it, & therefore we do extremely rejoice– Poor Ba with myself was quite overcome with it, she said, I am sure I did not want this, only that he had written me a letter– Dear Sam, believe me, we did not want this to make you live in our remembrance, for not my own Children are dearer to me than yourself–
I was glad also to find that the Judgement in the Privy Council was better understood by you & therefore the more appreciated, I confess your letter of the 22d August on that subject was quite a damper to me; indeed I believe we have reason to be thankful for it, not only for what it decided, but as forming a basis for subsequent judgements, for it is clearly indicative of an earnest desire to rectify, as much as possible, the effects of an acknowledged previous unjust Judgement– I had a letter from Anderson by yesterday’s packet who, I am happy to see, is pleased with the decision, he speaks of a Suit having been commenced by some Creditor of G. G. Barrett in which I am joined, but he does not say in what way, neither does he mention the Person making the claim, & he thinks it an opportunity to make my claim for the Legacy of £30,000, I shall consider the thing, & upon getting information will write to him shortly on the subject–
Having sent 58 Deals of 14 ft length to my Estates for heading, being persuaded of their great economy, each cut, making exactly one head for a 40 |deep| stack, & hence there can be no waste & the price this year being very moderate, I have been induced to send you also the same quantity, of which this Paper is a sort of receipt, enclosed; Sughrue has orders to load them at your Wharf, Little River or elsewhere as you please, but should you not want them either for heading or floors, he is without annoying you about them, to sell them or forward them to Cambridge, therefore just do what you please about them– Had your letter arrived three days ago, the Bricks ordered by you would have been sent by him, but it <was> too late, as he was too full, indeed had begun to pass <…> |entry| for the clearing of the Ship, & in fact sails to-morrow– He has 15,000 common Bricks on Board, belonging to the Ship which if they will suit you, you are to have, at any rate I will send by an early opportunity, the 50,000 [illegible word] you require, & should you have taken the 15,000 from Sughrue, you will have to return them this quantity out of yours, they paying you the difference between the goodness of yours & the inferior quality of theirs– Your Rum is not yet sold, but I hope still to get the 4/6 for it. The enclosed Paper is the report of the sale of your Coffee– It was declared to have been injured by coming amongst the Sugar the |Steam| of which it appears has communicated an unpleasant flavor to it, otherwise it would have sold better– You should give strict orders about this in future, & where the Captn cannot give it better stowage than over the other, not to send it by him–
God bless you my dear Sam,
Yrs Affectionately
E M Barrett—
I have sent you a Box of Preserved Meats say whether they turn out well–
I have sent you Findens’ Tableaux one of the best Annuals in which you will see some lines written by Ba, signed E.B.B. in the Titled Page– She wrote it to illustrate the Print, at the request of the Editor Miss Mitford a friend of hers– John Kenyon, another Contributor, you may also recollect, he is a cousin, somewhat distant of ours–
Sughrue also has the |Pills|, & the farinaceous food [illegible words] to you always collect dans le mois–
Do Help Sughrue in his loading.
Mr Scarlett shall have the money in a few days–
Address, on integral page: S. M Barrett Esqre / Cinnamon Hill / Little River / St. James’s / Jamaica.
Docket: By Favor of Capt Sughrue.
Publication: None traced.
Manuscript: Eton College Library.
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