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11 Feb. 1856
Part of Papers of Richard Monckton Milnes, Lord Houghton
Forest, Walthamstow. - Appeared before New Zealand Committee in 1844; New Zealand Company subsequently deprived him of shipping business; supported himself by writing on Colonial subjects; has edited Indian, New Zealand, and Australian papers but sudden redundancy has forced him to apply to the Literary Fund for aid; literary employment disorganised by the war; has Cambridge University education.