Letters from Lewis, Marianne, Harpton, etc. [his step-mother],
- C/1681-1690.
- Cyfres
- [1839]-[c. 1860].
For content see individual letters.
Lewis, Marianne, Lady, 1796-1868
Letters from Lewis, Marianne, Harpton, etc. [his step-mother],
For content see individual letters.
Lewis, Marianne, Lady, 1796-1868
The Dean of St Paul's has translated recipient's Latin epitaph; Alice is improving; the death of Freeman's only son after having escaped the battle.
Recipient's appointment to governmental office; his election at Radnor will present no difficulty.
Writer will avoid a public festival, but will return thanks to the people for their kind reception; thanks for recipient's copy of the Philpott correspondence; the authorship of articles; a fire disturbs Mr Austin.
Writer had thought that his marriage would have made recipient's home more comfortable to him, and is surprised that he intends leaving it so soon; the future of their London residence.
Inaccuracies concerning the ownership of Radnor Forest and the rectory of Old Radnor in the article on Radnorshire in the Penny Cyclopaedia; Radnorshire manors and boroughs.
The budget; the Duke of Wellington's use of the word 'miscreants' and Nicholls's position; there should be a responsible and efficient Poor Law Board in Ireland; the king's position in France is uncertain.
The false reasoning behind the demand for the Reform Bill; Peel's object is to get rid of the Government; a report of the measures to be taken in France after a revolution; population figures for Paris.
Writer's disinclination to return to parliamentary politics; Peel's views compared with those of Huskisson; a French essay on the poverty of England and French boundaries; a request for books.
Social gossip; the journey to Munich; thoughts on returning to parliament and office.
Mrs T. F. Lewis's eye; Sir James Graham's attitude to Poor Law matters is satisfactory; recipient is advised not to alarm people by extending his powers to the control of highways; education at home and abroad; Rome - its filth, churches and art.
Mrs Hare's illness; recipient's cough; Head has been annoyed about A'Court; there is no effectual check on Nicholl in Ireland; O[ld] Radnor lease; a conditional subscription to New Radnor church; social gossip.
Social gossip; the future of Harpton; Naples workhouse; how to ensure that all the rooms in a workhouse are inspected; an article on the Poor Laws in the Edinburgh Review; currency in Malta and on the continent.
The Poor Law Bill; Graham's speech; Tommy Duncombe's opposition; the standard of morality in the Easingwold Union; a further increase in the number of paupers and in expense is likely; plans for the homeward journey.
Concern about recipient's health; his visit to Ireland and social position there; the Whigs left writer to bear the unpopularity of the Poor Law measure; this measure was one of relief to Ireland rather than of restraint; Nicholls seems willing to subside into a nonentity, but he is by nature busy in small matters; it is difficult for the Poor Law office to carry on; O'Connell's opinions.
An immense assemblage of people at Narberth; Mr Foster has broken faith with writer's commission; Mr Foster's salary; comments on recipient's letters and on articles; the commission's plans; the Cardiganshire people are very different from the Carmarthens and Pembrokes; Day complains they will not permit the use of soap in the workhouse; the farmers hate the Poor Law, though they do not wish to go back to the old law; the salaries of the officers is too high; the roads have been rather well managed in Cardiganshire; a description of Aberystwyth.
Recipient's article in the Edinburgh Review; Macaulay's letters are marvellously indiscreet; both Poor and Roads are maintained by townships in Radnorshire; potatoes continue to rot; both farmers and landlords are wonderfully reasonable regarding the Corn Laws in Radnorshire and Herefordshire.
Plans for the homeward journey; the severest attacks on the Poor Law Board; Parker's situation; the condition of the people is better in Bavaria than in Austria or Bohemia; goitre; clothing; cleanliness.
There is a very wasteful consumption of potatoes under ordinary circumstances; disagreement within the Government; social gossip; problems of succession and the passion for colonies in France; Oxford has become a sink of mischief.