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Letter (2 sheets) from Fanny Stackhouse Acton to Frederica Orlebar Regretting Hinwick House to be let to Mr Pritchard as a private lunatic asylum

c January 1880

From: 1880 To: 1880

cannot offer to help her further but cannot in justice to others; having given Frederica and Laura, their legacies had reduced her capital; reduced rents quite enough to keep up Acton Scott Glad getting some amusement from studying Hinwick's plate; would like to compare them with book of marks, lent by Mr Morgan, that he had collected Can do very little reading by candlelight Augustus Wood improving, 'now seems to feel that there is something to be done for tenants besides getting money out of them'. William and Ella established at Aversten? Sir Charles admires way Ella has furnished her little drawing room William to keep accounts of Charles and farm, taught at Cirencester Edward gentlemanlike and well looking and very popular at the balls but they do not know what to do with him Australian scheme turned out as expected reading about Queen Elizabeth I mention of Dormers

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Acton, Frances Stackhouse,
Orlebar, Frederica St.John,
Pritchard,
Morgan,
Wood, Augustus,
Boughton, William,
Boughton, Ella,
Dormer

Hinwick House, Shropshire Acton Scott, household plate