• Reference
    OR2300/1
  • Title
    Letter from Theresa Louisa Wayne (sister of Frederica) at Melchbourne to Mica arrived here yesterday from Hinwick sorry about Bill; glad little girl likes the book
  • Date free text
    Monday 21st [1869].
  • Production date
    From: 1869 To: 1869
  • Admin/biog history
    Mary Caroline Rouse Boughton (nee Severne) died 1892 wife of Sir Charles, always known as Mica.
  • Scope and Content
    Friday shooting at Melchbourne, 21 to dinner describes long conversation with Frederica large shoot on Wednesday (23 to dinner) and then on to Lamport. Young Beauchamps (St Johns) here describes their treatment of their two month old baby. “I think I can forgive Beauchamp falling in love with his wife’s smile and St Andrew with his wife’s eye but after this I can see no more attractions”. Mrs St John very like a young school girl home for her holidays and from a second or third rate school! Babie going to be inoculated tomorrow. Eleanor St John’s life dreary, always worried about St Andrew’s health. “they are a very killing pair she has him right under her thumb”. reference Ishams
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  • Level of description
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