JULIA MARGARET CAMERON SHOWS THE PROCTORS HER ‘FINE PHOTOGRAPHS’
PROCTER
(Ann Benson, née Skepper, 1799-1888, Writer, wife of the post ‘Barry Cornwall’)
Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Mitchell
hoping she would “like to hear some tidings of us, and I know you will rejoice to hear that we are well - and living a very quiet happy life in this lovely spot. We came here after spending some days with my dear old friend Mr Sartoris... [he] tried to bring us to Yarmouth on board his yacht, but we had no wind and after being on the Vessel from ½ past nine until three had to make Cowes, where we found a Steamer which brought us here. We had already secured a good clean lodgings and here we have been since the 24th of July. I had proposed to visit Shankland, where the Lehmanns are, but the trouble of moving, to encounter a new Landlady, a new Cook & Waitress were too much for me, perhaps I am growing old!... the Bay is beautiful - we have fine high Hills and Downs that are. like Malvern. The Lanes are filled with wild flowers. Tennyson lives here, but at present he is away - Mrs Cameron lives here - and has not only been very kind to us showing us her fine photographs, but has given us two - one of May Prinsep as the Circe - and one of Joachim. We had had Miss Hampden staying here at the Hotel for five days, for the love of our company... Also Charles Hallé & his sister so you see we have some Society. Do you know Mrs Nassau Senior? She is near her at Colwell Bay. We go to see her sometimes. She keeps her Sofa - from necessity, having a tumour. I wonder if you hear any tidings of Mr Kinglake...” and she continues at length abut her friends and what she has been doing and who she has been writing to “You know that Cigale is in a Lunatic Asylum... I cannot tell you what a delightful visit we had... how we laughed and how we cried over those days that are no more. Her House is really perfect, such an exquisite taste has arranged all - Mr Sartoris we very good to us... played lawn Tennis which I much prefer to Croquet... I hope you will repay me in kind - and tell me about yourself and your doings...”, 4 sides 8vo., Beach House, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, 4th September
Item Date:
1873
Stock No:
43516
£145
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“TENNYSON IS EXPECTED TODAY OR TOMORROW...”
PROCTER
(Ann Benson, née Skepper, 1799-1888, Writer, wife of the post ‘Barry Cornwall’)
Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Mitchell
thanking her for her letter and saying that “you and I are the only letter writers left. The next generation (if you and I for the sake of my argument can be placed on the same line) will never be able to publish any correspondence - the little scraps that one receives now are like Telegrams, the fewer words the better. You tell me of the Milners of whose residence at present I was quite ignorant - Lord Houghton is about sailing for America I suppose. Where a real live Lord will be very acceptable. We are highly excited. Tennyson is expected today or tomorrow. We ought to receive him with an address - or a shower of roses - most suitable for a poet... Poor Lady Thomson - I wish she had a home - I don’t call Curzon St one - but place in the Country where she could knock a nail in or turn a kitchen into a sitting room - she wants something to do - and above all, when one is not well - my dear husband used to say ‘what a bad headache I should have, had I not a hard days work before me’. I never knew Lady Thomson better in health than when she was so anxious abut Mrs Mitchell. Mrs Sartoris was so uneasy about Lady Thomson - she found her so irritable - no subject pleased her, and yet the two old friends love each other dearly. What a spoilt life it has been - Handsome - fine qualities... she became a prey to the false & bad. The Mother stood for years between her & those who warped her judgement. I wish she had some idol now... Edith & I are going to Rendcomb Park in Nov. I hear continually from my dear Lady Goldsmed. Sir Francis much the same. I want to tell you a little story and to ask you for a little help. I have these young friends they live at Wimbledon, they support themselves by giving lessons in French, Italian, Music & Singing. The youngest, aged 22 - very pretty & very engaging has fallen into a bad state of health. The Doctors all advised Ventnor, where she passed last Winter & returned for the Summer to... Wimbledon - she was enabled to go to Ventnor by the kindness of a friend. We want her to go this Winter to Ventnor and I am trying to raise a little fund for this purpose. They deserve help, they do so much for themselves, they Cook for the sick sister... dress her, wait upon her. The whold three are gentlewomin in every sense of the word - the Doctor thinks that another Winter may restore her...”, 3 sides 8vo., Beach House, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, 20th September
Item Date:
1875
Stock No:
43517
£125
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REPORT OF 1733
Fascinating report written in a sort of pidgin English addressed to Sir,
saying that “The reports which have been so frequent of late of ye Rt honble y Lord Chancellor resigning ye seals are again current as also of Mr Talbott ye Solicitor Gennll will succeed his Lordship Mr Rider be made Solicitor Genll & Mr Tustia Reeves Lord Chief Justice of England in room of Lord Raymond Deced. The Colledge or Hospitall which yr Dutchess Dowager of Malburrow has founded at St Albans is roofing in with all expedition. It is a neat Brick building situate in a very healthy soill & a good air & will be ready to receive her Grace’s pensioners about Midsummer next. Yesterday a months provisions were sent from ye Victualling Office on Board ye 2 yachts mentioned in my last which will be ready to Sale for Holland in a few days. Preparacons are makeing for another embarkation to Georgia ye trustees haveing entered last Wensday ye names of more person who were well recommended to them to be sent over. By a Holland maile this day wee have ye following Remarkable Advice. That Prince Wisnowsky’s party being increased to 1000 men & having begun to sign a Confedracy ye 14th - tending to making void ye election of King Stanislaus it was resolved to declare them enemies to their Country & to send a body of ye King’s troops to attach them which being done ye 16th, 200 more over taken & killd but ye rest marched to join the Russian Army which was come within 12 leagues of Warsaw & as y Crown Army was preparing to meet them a battle was soon expected. Meantime ye Saxon miners were orderd out of Warsaw & the Russian Ambr has had a narrown escape for his life a Polander having fired a Pistoll at him throw hsi window ye ball whereof passed between him & ye Emprs Minister. The French have made great rejoicings at Strasburg for King Stanislaw’s Election but are still quiet in Alsace. Some letters mencon yt ye Spanish fleet put to sea ye 7th Inst for Allgier to Demand the Spanish Slaves there and in case of Refuseal to release them to Bombard that City imediately...” 3 sides folio with mathematical calculations on the fourth sheet, London 22nd September
Item Date:
1733
Stock No:
43581
£225
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ROBERTS
(Frederick, Earl, 1832-1914, V.C., K.G., ‘Roberts of Kandahar’, Field Marshal)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Theodore MARTIN
(1816-1909, Scottish Poet, Biographer & Translator) making an appointment to meet “at the United Service Club... we can have a chat either there, or at your Club which is close by. Will you kery kindly send me a line to Edgehill, Sydenham to say if this arrangement will suit you...”, 2 sides 8v., Dublin, 17th December
Item Date:
1880
Stock No:
43539
£125
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ROMILLY
(Joseph, 1791-1864, Registrar of Cambridge University, 1832-1861)
Autograph Letter Signed to Dr PAGET,
(later Sir) George Edward PAGET, (1809-1892, of Gonville & Caius, Cambridge, from 1872 Regius Professor of Physic), thanking him “for your most kind invitation to eat my Christmas dinner with you & Mrs Paget. I cannot have the pleasure of doing so as I have a nephew coming to me with his little by. The youngster is recovering from the whooping cough; had he been thoroughly well I should ere now have written to beg Edmund to be his companion. May good health & happiness attend you & Mrs Paget...”, 2 sides small 8vo, Friday night, 13th December no year
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
43541
£55
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