From Olivia M. Jones   March 71

31 Brook St | March 7

My dear Dr. Tyndal

How are you

Will you come and dine with Papa to morrow at half past six
Thank you for your letter2 good bye my dear Dr Tyndal.
I remain your ever affectionate | L M Jones.

‘Invitn to dinner | little Lily Bence Jones’3

RI MS JT/1/J/131

Olivia M. Jones: nicknamed Lily (1845–1919), the 10-year old daughter of Dr Henry Bence Jones. She had two sisters, Millicent (1843–1932) and Mary (b. 1847), and two brothers, Henry (1844–1912) and Ralph (1845–66). Information from the 1851 Census.

your letter: letter missing.

Invitn … little Lily Bence Jones. This was Tyndall’s annotation. The letter was also transcribed into Tyndall’s Journal (RI MS JT/2/13c/ 829).

Please cite as “Tyndall1201,” in Ɛpsilon: The John Tyndall Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/tyndall/letters/Tyndall1201