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My dear Henry,

I am afraid I quite scared you, & troubled you too much by my MSS. I did not require them back again, as they were only rough copies, & I can only hope that you did not dislike my “Trees.” My cousin Evelyn Shirley, who has sent me a copy of his “Deer and Deer Parks,”¹ has also helped me about some trees in his part of the world, but I do not know who will be able to tell me about a wonderful Oak called the “Champion” in the grounds of Fulham Palace, either as to age or size – It has immense leaves, as long and as broad as a man’s hand, so must be of a particular species.² Another tree like it, grows at Abergele.³ Some fine Ilexes grow also at Fulham Palace, supposed to be planted by Bishop Compton,⁴ but an Oak of any respectability would be centuries older than that. I also want to know where Woolhampton is? in what county I mean; the “seat of S. J. Blithe, Esq^re”?⁵

However do not bother yourself to write, for I feel I must have wearied you, & you have given me much information; but believe me

Y^r Aff^te cousin
Louisa Ch^tte Frampton

Lulworth Villa
Babbicombe
Torquay – June 22d –