Hughenden Manor. - Must decline invitation to Fryston with regret; had hoped to visit after Burghley but must return to Town on the 27th; sorry to miss seeing Milnes and his wife.
By Robert Pemberton Milnes. With dedication: 'To Harriette Galway, | The best of daughters, | Midway in the journey of life - One parent at rest from hers, the other near at the close of his,| Gives these his pages of their first journey together'.
For a lotion. Dated 'Bawtry May 19th 1846' and signed 'J. N.' (or S. N.). Printed device of [H. B.] Muriel, Brighton, 'Chemist to the Queen', stuck onto prescription and a folio number, 8926, filled in.
Letters 109 and 122 are written jointly to Milnes's sister Henrietta Eliza
Headed 'Mr Pearson's Prescription for the Ointment and labelled 'The Hon[orab]le Mrs Milnes | a copy | copied Feby 21st 1843'.
One letter (1843) encloses letter from Richard Monckton Milnes to Robert Pemberton Milnes.
Letter of 9 Mar. [1931] includes additional note from Robert Pemberton Milnes to 'Harriet' [Henrietta Maria Milnes?'].
Letter of 11 Feb 1842 encloses letters from Amelia Jane Milnes and Henrietta Monckton-Arundell [both c. 10 Feb 1842] to Richard Monckton Milnes.
Letter of [6? Jan 1848] includes additional note from Robert Pemberton Milnes to Richard Monckton Milnes.
Letter of 27 Mar. [18660?] includes extract of letter from Lady Langdale to Miss Melville
With envelope labelled 'Mr Murray's Prescription' and labelled to 'The Hon[orab]le Mrs Milnes'.
Bawtry. - Bland's wife's convalescence and his sister's accident; doctor at Worcester assured him that breaking a bone late in life ultimately restored the constitution; hopes Miss Bland's fracture will permit some movement. Heavy rain welcome here but disastrous at Thorne: 'my first wrath at the corn bill - it is quite coming back'; duty-free imported wheat urgently needed to lower prices if harvest fails; great local distress; is employing many he does not need; sketch of local characters. Milnes' wife has been at court, but Galway's entrée to the Queen's stables through Lord Rosslyn is probably more valuable.
Postscript: hopes Bland will rally resistance to new turnpike proposed for the Castleford-Ferrybridge road; he himself is disinterested, but objects to their proliferation. Encloses the Chartist Weekly Despatch which he would like to keep. The Captain is to take out the Mauritian Governor and has a handsome entertainment allowance. Is glad to hear better accounts of Bland's wife and sister. Additional note by F. J. Monckton.