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HOUG/H/A/18 · Item · 16 Sept. 1856-14 Oct. 1856
Part of Papers of Richard Monckton Milnes, Lord Houghton

Printed letter, 16 Sept. 1856, from Robert Townley-Parker at Cuerden Hall to Henry Heron at Manley Hall. Sent to 'Mrs T. Blackburne' [Emma Anne Blackburne] at Teddesley, Penkridge. Gives an account, with the use of numerous copy letters, of a breach in Townley-Parker's marriage, caused by Captain Arthur Mainwaring, and Townley-Parker's attempts to satisfy his honour. The intermediaries are first Captain Frederick Gerard and Lieutenant Colonel Henry Bowles, then Henry Alison.

Printed letter, 14 Oct. 1856, from Robert Townley-Parker at Cuerden Hall to Henry Heron at Manley Hall, drawing atention to passages in letters by Colonel Bowles and Captain Gerard.