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90 Eaton Square. - Encloses Governor Mathew's note of last November [no longer present] concerning Mr G. [Thomas Colley Grattan]; has asked Grattan to discuss matter with Milnes; requests return of note.

London. - Thanks Milnes for assistance in unsuccessful application; Palmerston might not have favoured Bathurst as his only connections are opposition ones; hopes he may be more kindly disposed in triumph.

Letters to RIchard Monckton Milnes from: Lord Palmerston, 22 Jan. 1850 and 28 Feb. 1850; Sir Henry Bulwer, 1850.

20 Inverness Road, Bayswater. - Is a friend of George Mathew; seeks Foreign Office appointment equivalent to abolished post; Palmerston may be too preoccupied to remember his claims; six years' toil in foreign postings; now has a family and is in indifferent health.

13 Tavistock Place, Tavistock Square. - Thanks for invitation to Royal Society President's soirée; beneficial measures adopted by the new Governor of the Bahamas

14 Jermyn Street. - Has been mentioned to Mr Broadhead [sic: John Romeyn Brodhead] of the American Legation by Governor Mathew of the Bahamas; Milnes acquainted with details; would like to discuss them.

Including other correspondence and material relating to Central and South America.

Includes correspondence, such as a letter from Loftus Otway to G. B. B. Matthew, 11 Jul. 1859; one from [William?] Yeames to Matthew, 28 Jun. 1858, end missing; and cuttings from US and Mexican newspapers.

Includes other correspondence, such as a letter from Daniel Florence O'Leary to G. B. B. Mathew, 6 May 1851, and cuttings from US newspapers.

Re her divorce from her husband.

19 Lowndes Sq[uare]. - Appointment offered is more suitable for the younger brother John [Kortright], but he is less refined than his older brother; 'he lost one good place by his own fault'; is intelligent but rather forward in manner; not suitable for the Geographical secretaryship; Governor Mathew must be informed if John is appointed instead.

Enclosure: letter from Maria E. Beckford to Elizabeth Wood, 28 Jul. [1848]. 12, Upper Belgrave St. - Milnes' kindness; place not suitable for Cornelius, but could it be offered to John; expense of passage and outfit; will propose clerkship to Cornelius.

90 Eaton Square. - Governor Mathew wrote in November that he understood Grattan wished to exchange his Consulate for another post; if so he suggested discussing the matter with Milnes.

75: Enclosing letter from George Benvenuto Buckley Mathew
92: Vacant reference.
93: Enclosing review of American Literature by Sophia MacCarthy.