Item 5 - Letter from Mary Elizabeth Bright to Lord Houghton

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HOUG/D/E/3/17/5

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Letter from Mary Elizabeth Bright to Lord Houghton

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  • 9 Jun. [1884] (Creation)

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2 ff., with enclosure, 2ff.

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Ashfield. - Encloses notes at Houghton's request; glad he plans to write an article on Henry for the Philobiblon; Henry said he owed much of his happiness to his friendship with Houghton; has bequeathed him an unpublished poem of [Robert?] Bloomfield's, which was one of his most valued autographs; her sons are returning from the Mediterranean.

Enclosure: notes on career of Henry Bright, including his gardening and other writings; with brief reference to his late brother Hugh [1884?].

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