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Not including their correspondence.

Itchen Stoke Rectory, Alresford. - 'Dear Amicia' tells her that Houghton would like a line from her; offers condolences on the death of Lady Houghton

Has written to Richard about Mrs Blackburne's mis-sent letter; she should tell him to write a 'threatening address to [the] Postmaster', Has had 'sixteen Pomfreters [to visit] & expect as many more today'; they had a 'jollyfication dinner [to celebrate the birth of Milnes' grandson?] yesterday of 18', with dry champagne. Guests included [Thomas] Thornhill, 'Dick Lee', [Charles?] Jerdein, Hart, and Mrs Fawkes.

Has 'quite a love for Miss Crewe [Annabella Milnes' sister, see HOUG/BN/3/8]. She would never come to Fryston, when I would have loaded the house with R[oman] C[atholic]s'. Told Annabella she had his 'full permission to make any daughter a RC'... has 'doubt as to the ROAM, or whether Amy could look grave enough'. More details about his guests, hunting with Galway etc.

Note from Emma A. Blackburne for Amicia Milnes' birthday, 3 Aug. 1858.
Letter from Sophia MacCarthy, 23 Aug. [1867?]. Includes three pen and ink sketches of scenes on the Rhine.
Letter from Louisa Waddington, 15 [Jul. 1858?]
Two letters from Mary Anne Waddington, 26 Apr. 1858 and [late Jul. 1858?].

On embossed notepaper for The Hollies, Clapham Common, S.W. - Thanks Houghton for verse-rendition of Knowles's epigram [on Disraeli and Gladstone]; asks if Mrs Fitzgerald [Houghton's daughter Amicia] can send a copy, as he cannot make out all the words.

All but one of the letters written after her marriage to Gerald FitzGerald.

Letter of 10 Oct. 1881 written after her marriage to Gerald FitzGerald.

Visit to his daughter Amicia.

Letters from 1855-c. 1858 either in the hand of or with the assistance of adults: Caroline Monckton, Richard Monckton Milnes, Caroline Milnes and Amelia Jane Milnes. Richard Monckton Milnes (letter c 1856) adds a note to Annabella himself. Letter from Amelia Jane Milnes also contains portion said to be written by 'Florey' (Florence Milnes).
Letters from the late 1850s (perhaps 1859?)-1862 have guidelines drawn in pencil for Amicia by an adult.
Letter of 18 Aug. [1869?] perhaps incomplete; includes note from Lord Houghton to Lady Houghton.

Breakfasts: 1852-1854; also christening luncheon for Hon. Amicia Milnes, 19 Aug. 1852.
Dinners: 1852-1854

Verses in several hands. Authors are not given, but are as follows:

Milnes: The Complaint of Glenquoich [On headed notepaper for Invergarry, N.B.],

Landor: Foesulian Idyl [sic: actually Fæsulan Idyl]; To Tacaea; The Maid's Lament; 'When Helen first saw wrinkles in her face' [Wrinkles]; 'Say ye, that years roll on & ne'er return?' [To the Comtesse de Molande, about to marry the Duc de Luxembourg]; Friends; On Southey's Death; You Smiled, You Spoke, and I Believed; An aged man, who loved to doze away; There are who say...; Why, why repine?; Children playing in a Church yard; 'A! what awaits the sceptered race..' [Rose Aylmer]; For a Gravestone in Spain; Ye who have toiled; Cleone to Aspasia; The Death of Artemidora; The Death of Paris and Œnone; Corinna to Tanagra; Iphigeneia and Agamemnon; Enallos and Cymodameia [largely on headed notepaper for Wynnstay, Rhuabon].

Unknown: Fryston - 'August 1859' added to the title in Richard Monckton Milnes' hand. First lines 'Long sunny days once spent; - t'was a year of the sunniest summer/ Days, leaving each as it passed, a trail all golden behind it...'. The identity of some figures referred to in the poem is noted beside it: Sir Charles MacCarthy '...ob. Aug. 1864]; Edward Waterton 'mistaken for his father the great Naturalist'; 'Capt. Richard Burton'.

Boroughbridge. - Saw his doctor, 'an old school-fellow' recently, who told him he 'perfectly understood [himself], and confirmed [his] own ideas in every respect' and that it had been right for him to choose 'some rest whilst the will so to choose was in my own power'.

Expects the weekly letter from [her son] Robert will reach her at the same time; intends to write to him soon if all is well. Hopes 'the young ladies and Miss Allen [their governess] get on well together'.

Asks her to tell Mrs Blackburne that 'one of her pen-wipers and the rabbit were reserved at the bazaar' for him; Robert may have the rabbit if he likes. Mrs Blackburne should also know that 'Mr Owen, as rural-dean, assembled his clergy & their churchwardens here &, at a meeting in the school after Holy Communion in Church, the unanimous decision was to go on collecting Church-rate as far as practicable. Our own rate here at B.B. having been merely for repairs &c, the other expenses of heating & lighting being subscribed by the congregation'.

Thought of enclosing a note to Miss Louisa Milnes, but instead hopes to write in a few days. Would also like Annabella Milnes to thank Mr Dey for forwarding a letter to him which he received yesterday morning.

News of 'the Galways'. Thanks her brother for 'the hamper and its contents'; do not need more this week. Adds postscript about Richard acting as chaperone at the Queen's ball. Amy [Amicia Milnes] 'is charming - but will talk quicker than any Milnes, or Waddington ever did!'

embossed notepaper for Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland. - Lord Chesham looked after Amy well; two other young ladies had to sleep in their ball dresses in the gentlemen's dressing room at the hotel as their maid had hidden their room keys too well; visited Bishops; [Edens?] hope to be of assistance to Annabella Milnes; row in the train over reserved carriage for Dunrobin; encountered Miss [Catherine M.] Marsh there - Houghton moved to tears by her account of death of a wild man he knew as a boy, or perhaps it was gout. Lady John Scott is now singing and Lord Delamere talking to Miss Marsh like Hedley Vicars; the chief financial adviser of the Khedive, a young French officer 'late at Metz', and the engineer Sir Henry (?) Jones are also here; discusses other guests.

Contains note by Hon. Amicia Milnes.

The good news [of the birth of Robert O. A. Milnes] 'amazed' them, and 'made Mary Thornhill & others redden with joy': Annabel had given the impression that the birth would be later. The other Milnes children and their cousin Georgy's reactions.

Postscript: Jane still at the Melvilles at Roehampton, perhaps she will get to see the baby. Sure Annabel will 'rise in the Admiral's [perhaps Samuel Thornton?] estimation (he is here) not from giving birth to an heir, but for her extreme punctuality - which with him is the highest of virtues.

121: Letter from Hannah Jane Locker to Miss [Amicia?] Milnes
125: Letter from Hannah Jane Locker to Richard Monckton Milnes.

Carlsruhe. - Condolences on the death of Lady Houghton; discussion of health spas in Germany with the hope she might see Houghton there; family news, and regards to Houghton's daughter Amicia.

Cox gives his address as 33 Percy Street. Note and stamp of receipt at the bottom.