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Re memorial to Robert Burns

Laurel Cottage, Limerick. - Thanks Houghton for efforts on his behalf; fears rule changes have impaired his chance of advancement.

Little Shelford, Cambridge. - Grateful for Houghton's application to Sir Thomas Fremantle on behalf of her brother Harry, even though it was unsuccessful.

On embossed notepaper, Eton College, Windsor. - Grateful for kindness; he and his brother accept lunch invitation.

Eton College, Windsor. - His eldest brother [Henry Cockshott] has been first clerk in the Custom House at Limerick for 14 years but cannot be promoted due to new rules; he would like to work for a landowner as a rent collector and has experience of farm management; can Houghton assist?