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The first dated 3 January 1814, describes a new acquaintance, Mrs Lewen, and discusses her reading matter. The second, dated 16 January 1813 or 1814, criticises Voltaire; praises Byron; and mentions her seven-year old son, Francis, having drawn a picture of Napoleon and of Portsdown Fair. The third letter is undated, but is a copy of part of 23M93/30/1/18 below. The fourth is a mere fragment, concerning the taking of spa waters, for health. The final one focuses on acquiring a wife and a profession. She recounts an unhappy tale of adultery, faked suicide and murder by a family whose girls were pupils of Mrs Wollstonecraft [Mary Wollstonecraft 1759-1797]. Then she rebukes him for writing a complaining letter to Lord Clancarty, claiming his father lost a peerage owing to a similar letter to Lord Buckingham. [Accompanied by a copy in the hand of Richard Chenevix Trench, of part of the final letter].

Repository: Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
Date: 1814
CMV: cmv33139