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Twenty two drawings of seals, dated between 1821-1823 and signed B[artholomew] Howlett.

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Dec. 5

Dearest A {1}

This is merely a P.S. to my last notelet to beg you to give my sweet & "blessed little Florey" an extra kiss from poor Anty Ett on her birthday,—; & to beg Richee's {2} acceptance, (ultimately for her) of my Copy of the Hungerfordiana, which he told me the other day he had been trying to procure & could not—

There were never more than 100 Copies printed—only 50 for sale—now six & thirty years ago—so no wonder.

He is to keep it, please, for his beautiful little Florey, as she alone bears the dear dear old name.

Neither Amy nor Robin have anything to say to it!—

I trust the sweet Rob does not feel these changes of temperature, & that you are all "flourishing"—

God bless you, my dearest—Yr most devoted
HMC.—

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{1} Followed by a heart containing the letters 'a', 'F', and 'R', for Amy, Florence, and Robin.

{2} The spelling of this name is uncertain.

(Transcript by Turner. At the head is written, ‘The original in Cotman’s Brasses’, i.e. a copy of J. S. Cotman’s Sepulchral Brasses in Norfolk and Suffolk.)

(Transcript by Turner. Original sent with the original of No. 143, and probably preserved with it.)

(Transcript by Turner. At the head is written, ‘The original in the Plates of Antient Wiltshire.’, i.e., probably, a volume containing the plates of Colt Hoare’s Ancient History of South Wiltshire and Ancient History of North Wiltshire.)