| Description | Written from Camerton House, to the British Legation, Nauplia, Greece.
26 Nov: receipt of letter making her better than any medicines: his approval of her portrait, with comments on details concerning her mouth, hair and dress: his absence from Ernest's wedding: comments on the oldest Miss Wise, cleverer than Louisa, sedate, looking older than she is with some gray hairs: wedding gifts: Wathen's taking a house at Athens, with better society and climate: news on the coal company, West Indies, the return of the Tories, and the poor law bill: husband's health, with slight attack following over-exertion gardening: her cupping him for 6 ounces of blood: her own bilious attack, now recovered: moving into upper rooms of the house, including her own bedroom and snug corner: his carpet now in place: heavy expenditure still expected on house and estate (sadly neglected): father's likely surprise at work on house: vexation at not receiving sketch from Mr Bulmer: thanks for cloak: names of John's estates in the West Indies, "Golden Grove", "Silver Grove Pen", "Kent" and "Martha Brae Wharf" (with "Orange Grove" belonging to Herbert Jarrett, not John): presence of Captain Bowen and Mrs Brooke: husband's planting of acres of evergreens and cutting down trees: Driver well. 28 Nov: no response to her letter by Mr Bulmer.
Sheet, with 8 pages of text, including 4 pages cross-hatched in red ink. |