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Seventeen letters to his father and his sister Julia.

Wickham Court, Bromley. - Must write to tell Milnes how much she likes the inscription for the memorial [to her father at St. Paul's Cathedral], a copy of which Mr Murray has sent her: 'No words could express more truly what he really was, or draw out better in relief the whole man. I rejoice that the Inscription was entrusted to you'. Sends regards to Milnes' wife, and adds postscript saying that she hopes he is 'stronger than you were'.

Headed notepaper for Wickham Court, Beckenham, Kent. - Condolences on the death of Lady Houghton.

'Ad memoriam | Henrici Hallam | Historici | Qui primus inter rerum Anglicarum scriptores |hanc sibi legem imposuit | ut tanquam judex in tribunali sedens | sine partium studio verum rectumque decerneret. | Patrem optimim, attavis ortum Bostoniensibus | cujus magnum apud omnes nomen ipsa domi et in sina fovet | hoc aere insigniri voluit | Filia'

[To the memory of Henry Hallam, Historian, who first among writers of English matters imposed this law on himself, that as if a judge sitting in court he would - without party spirit, pronounce the true and the right. His daughter wished her excellent father, sprung from Bostonian ancestors, whose great name amongst all she herself cherishes at home and in her breast, to be distinguished with this bronze].

Two locks of Arthur Henry Hallam's hair, each in separate paper wrapping, one taken when he was 'about 12 years old' and another on 'Sept. 15 1833' [the day of his death].

Lock of Eleanor Hallam's hair, in wrapping previously containing prescription for her from E. Briggs, Chemist & Druggist, 48 Wigmore St., dated 18 Feb 1834. Three further locks of Eleanor Hallam's hair, each in separate paper wrappings, labelled: 'Ellen's hair when six years old'; 'Ellen's hair. Oct. 5th 1836' (this wrapper also labelled 'Henry Hallam Esq., 25 York Crescent', and tied with black ribbon); and 'Ellen, June 15th 1837 [the day of her death]'.

Lock of hair of Julia Hallam, afterwards Lennard, in paper wrapper labelled 'Ju's hair Febr[uar]y 1839'

Six locks of hair of Henry Fitzmaurice Hallam, each in separate paper wrapping, labelled: 'Harry's hair May 1834'; 'Harry's hair October 15th 1836'; 'Harry's hair Sept 16th 1837'; 'Harry's hair July 1838', 'Harry's hair Jan[ua]ry 1839'; and 'Harry's hair May 21 1840'

Blue paper wrapper labelled 'Juie [?] and Harry's hair', 'when quite young' added perhaps at a different time. Containing one lock of hair belonging to Julia Maria Frances Cator, afterwards Lennard, taken in Jul 1859 when she was six years old; also two locks of hair belonging to Henry Arthur Hallam Farnaby Cator, afterwards Lennard, one labelled 'Harry's hair' and one 'Harry's hair 1862'.

Three further unidentified locks of hair, each in paper wrapping, one labelled 'For my sister'.