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Cotehele House ¹
Friday May 24^th 1872

My dear Henry

I wrote to you at Bath last Monday, but I am glad to hear now that you are at the dear old Abbey. I sent you a specimen of an Ivy leaf, for your admiration – & a small blue flower – & now enclose two wild specimens w^h Ernestine & Bessie ² fancy are very rare. I cannot decide the question – so I send them to you for an answer.

Ernestine came home on Monday – & yesterday George Edgcumbe ³ & Bessie came. He has been very ill this winter, & has not left home for a long time – so it will be a little change, tho’ he is quite well now. Ernestine begs you will thank Rosamond ⁴ for her letter; which she will answer soon.

Val ⁵ is quite well now, tho’ not very strong yet, I suppose. He & Katie ⁶ are at Bowood, till next Tuesday, when they are coming to M^t Edgcumbe. ⁷ I wish you could all meet.

Y^r aff^te Sister
Caroline