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Thornes House. - 'Here comes Punch, but alas! no Judy' - Mary [her sister in law?] has a bad sore throat, and there is a 'cry against my leaving the Greeks' [her children?]. She and Mary had 'resolved on rebellion had we been able to bring our combined forces into action, nobody will believe me that a long evening drive is good for my health', and she would have enjoyed Milnes's lecture. But she must 'submit' and wish him 'every sort of success' and sympathy for his efforts on behalf of 'your honourable Neighbours'.

Letters from: Caroline, Countess d'Andreis; George Davison Bland; Thomas Davison Bland; Edward Cheney; John Craufurd; Rev. William C. Fenton; Mary Gaskell, née Brandreth; his sister Caroline Milnes; his wife Hon. Henrietta Maria Milnes; his mother Rachael Milnes; his brother Richard Rodes Milnes; his nephew and son-in-law George Edward Arundell Monckton-Arundell, 6th Viscount Galway; his daughter Henrietta Eliza Monckton-Arundell, Viscountess Galway; William Moorhouse; his cousin John Thornton; his brother-in-law Marmaduke Wyvill; his nephew Richard Rodes Wyvill.

Thornes House. - They have found a large slab of marble which would do well as a washing stand; the frame of the one at Frystone in the room which was occupied by Mrs Marshall would do well, and 'our Wakefield Mr Gillow' would be happy to walk over if Milnes or his wife could give him credit with the housekeeper to inspect it.

Is also concerned by the 'report circulating about here that [Milnes] has won so large a sum of money from Arthur Heywood as to oblige him to part with Stanley [Hall]; she has 'denied' this 'on the grounds of your general character & habits'. Asks him not to answer her if there is any truth in the rumour 'that I may plead ignorance'; but if it is 'altogether a piece of infamous scandal, it would be a comfort to me to deny it upon authority'.

Thornes House. - Thinks 'the enclosed testimony to the success of our kind attentions to the poor invalid [no longer present] cannot but be acceptable to you, it is so to me for your sake'. Hopes the 'Invalid at Fryston' is recovering quickly, her own 'little Pets are improving'.