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Henham Hall.—Thanks him for advising him of Mr Sparrow’s death.

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Henham Hall
March 9th
1822

Dear Sir

I am much obliged to You for communicating the particulars of our poor Friends death. It was said at Yoxford on Tuesday {1} that Mr Sparrow was taken very ill that Morning, and I was fully prepared for the Event which followed. He was one the the few Men at a very advanced age, who kept up his Spirits to the last, and who retained his Intellect to be an agreeable Companion and always interesting in his Conversation.

Y[ou]r faithful and Obt H[umb]l[e] Ser {2}
Stradbroke

[Superscription:] Dawston Turner Esq | Yarmouth [At the head:] Wangford March ninth | 1822. [At the foot:] Stradbroke

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A folded sheet, with a smaller piece of paper containing the direction pasted to it. On the back of the latter is written in a different hand, ‘Countess Stradbroke’. The missing letters of words abbreviated by superior letters have been supplied in square brackets.

{1} 5 March. Robert Sparrow died on the 8th.

{2} The last two words are indistinct.

Henham Hall.—Will subscribe to Manby’s work (probably his Voyage to Greenland).

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Henham Hall
March 30th | 1822

Dear Sir

I have to apology† for a great omission in not answering your letter received last Month; but as I was getting into the Carriage to go from home when it arrived, it was mislaid, and I did [not] {1} recollect it, till I found it in my Portfolio a few days since. You will oblige me by putting my Name down as a Subscriber to Your Work, {2} and I am

dear Sir
Y[ou]rs faithfully
Stradbroke.

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Docketed, ‘L[or]d Stradbroke’. Dawson Turner has added at the head, ‘To Capt[ai]n Manby’. The missing letters of words abbreviated by superscript letters have been supplied in square brackets.

{1} Omitted by mistake.

{2} Presumably Manby’s Journal of a Voyage to Greenland in the Year 1821, published this year.

† Sic.

Henham Hall.—Thanks him for some grouse, and expresses interest in hearing news of Dr and Mrs Hooker. The Larix repens is not worth sending to Scotland on its own.

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Henham Hall
Monday

Lady Stradbroke begs to offer her best thanks to Mr Dawson Turner for his present of Grouse—Lord & Lady Stradbroke will always feel much interested in the health & happiness of Dr & Mrs Hooker whose absence from their neighbourhood they regret extremely.—The Larix repens is not worth sending to Scotland unless accompanied by other Plants Mr Dawson Turner may wish to send there.—Lady Stradbroke requests to be kindly remembered to Mrs Dawson Turner—

[Superscription:] Dawson Turner Esq | Yarmouth | [At the head:] Dawson Turner Esq | Yarmouth [At the head:] Wangford Oct twenty | eighth | 1822 [At the foot:] Stradbroke