TALBOT9574

Mount Edgcumbe ¹
Devonport.

Sunday evening
Sept– 19^th 1869

My dear Henry

I have been so busy lately, that I have not been able to select the seeds you wished for till today. I now send you the seven sorts you mentioned.

We are going tomorrow to Cotehele ² for another shooting week – after which we go to Maristow on the Tavy, on a visit of 3 days to Sir Massey & Lady Lopes, ³ & thence to Bowood ⁴ – which I shall be so glad to see once more under Emily Lansdowne’s ⁵ reign – & she has pressed us so very kindly to go & see her. I am delighted to hear that she was very much pleased with her future daughter-in-law Maude Hamilton ⁶ – who spent 10 days at Bowood – with her Sister Georgiana. ⁷ Shall we see you while we are at Bowood? or shall you all be migrating North on the approach of winter?

I was excessively indignant with a letter in the Times a fortnight ago – written in defence of Lord Byron – in which the writer has the impudence to say that Moore destroyed Lord B’s Memoirs, “bribed by his relatives, Lady Byron ^<8> apparently among them, to burn the whole journal”. It was only an incidental remark – but the idea of Moore being bribed!! – is too much to tolerate!

Monday

Very busy packing up – so must say goodbye – with love to Constance & Ela. ⁸

What is Amandier’s ⁹ present address?

Y^r aff^te Sister

Caroline