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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for the Philobiblon; Henry said he owed much of his happiness to his friendship with Houghton; has bequeathed him an unpublished poem of [Robert?]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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- Bright, Mary Elizabeth (1837-1924), née Thompson, wife of Henry Arthur Bright (Subject)
- Bright, Henry Arthur (1830-1884), author and merchant (Subject)
- Philobiblon Society (Subject)
- Bloomfield, Robert (1766-1823), poet (Subject)
- Bright, Hugh Meyler (1839-1866), son of Samuel Bright, brother of Henry Arthur Bright (Subject)