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Thanks for note and permission to propose to Frances Waddington; wishes to see family as much as possible during their stay in Rome; refers to meeting with Mrs Drewe, Misses Fanny and Emma Allen and Mr Clifford, all of whom he will accompany to Frascati on visit to Mrs Waddington and family; promises to bring letter in French from Mr Brandis; his regards to Mr Waddington and Augusta [Mrs Waddington's daughter]; encloses yesterday's letter, letter from Major Langton and note to Frances Waddington; compliments of Mr Clifford; sends desired tea.

Grief at being parted from mother; enjoyment of journey from Rome and pleasure in Charles Bunsen's company and in cleanliness and comfort of house put at their disposal by De Rossi; Charles Bunsen's gifts to her, his father's wedding ring and several books including Goethe's life, Petrarch and Dante; approves of Charles Bunsen's application for professorship rather than for Mr Brandis's post; details of activities following arrival - unpacking and settling in and drinking tea without milk because of impossibility of obtaining cow's milk; complains of Miss Allen's insensitiveness in wishing to call so soon; thanks for Mrs Waddington's note expressing grief at parting from daughter; asks after Augusta and encloses sheet left by her in sister's book.

Mother's health; encloses note from Pollastri's partner concerning mules; account of activities including reading German translation of speech by Socrates and of Charles Bunsen's work; visit by Augusta.

Account of everyday activities - copying recipes for preserving and for puddings, reading Milton, drawing, copying Verstappen's picture and another of Virgin and Child by [German] painter acquaintance, Mr Overbeck; visit to fruit-farm; gifts from Charles Bunsen - Voss's translation of Iliad and Odyssey and Florentine translation of Livy; news of possible winter appartment in Rome; thanks Mrs Waddington for gloves, silk and stockings sent from Florence; delights in letter from Mr Brandis's father [Dr Brandis, physician to King of Denmark] who calls her his 'daughter-in-law'. [Charles Bunsen] tells of wife's former diary with which he is delighted.

Is pleased that mother has sent Emily word from London; attempts to dispel mother's worries that she is spending whole day in Charles Bunsen's company instead of pursuing own interests; refers to [Peter von] Cornelius's method of painting water-colours and his fresco design for a ceiling, based on the Paradiso of Dante; discusses thoughts on Christianity which have ensued from reading Neander's Life of Julian and shows her disapproval of Catholicism; her health; stormy weather; proposed trip to Palestrina, thence to Tivoli and Rome; her letter to Princess Paolina asking her to spare money for care of family of previously mentioned wounded man, now dead, and the Princess's agreeable reply.

Delights in portraits of mother and Augusta; refers to robbery at Emily's house; expresses pleasure in new home; comments on acquaintances; refers to letter from sister-in-law [Miss Christiana Bunsen]; her health; rainy weather; activities drawing, sewing, reading Goëthe and Humboldt's translation of Aeschylus' Agamemnon. [Charles Bunsen] tells of prospect of post at newly-founded university at Bonn, and not Berlin.

Reassures Mrs Waddington about Mr Manley's measles and Emily's, Charles Bunsen's and own health; has been making new night clothes, reading Gil Blas to Mr Manley, playing piano, particularly waltzes brought previous winter by Don Emanuel Ruspoli and played by Miss Berkeley with Mr Manley's flute accompaniment; has been copying extracts from Mrs Carter into book for Emily; received visit from three Germans, one playing exquisitely, one screaming rather than singing, the other admiring view from windows; Mr R. Napier is now incapable of rationality; in Frances Bunsen's opinion, Mme Herz is not clever or sensible despite her command of five modern languages and Latin and Greek; mentions Mlle Klein, Abbé Gossier and Lady Harriet Jones; refers to Louis, mentioned in Mrs Waddington's letter, and to a curious story about King and Lady Sarah Lennox; confirms arrangement in previous letter about receiving books; has engaged woman to nurse her during confinement; thanks Mrs Waddington for sending Mr Niebuhr Reports of the Society for Bettering the Conditions of the Poor, for rug and for kind way Charles Bunsen's two letters of Dec. 6 and 18 were received. [Charles Bunsen] is grateful for confidence expressed in him.

Thanks Augusta for drawings in Mr Dodwell's packet and Mrs Waddington for letter and tells of reading parts to Emily and Mrs Drewe and of their reactions; account of her health and baby's and of unsuccessful attempt to inoculate him against cowpox, describes baptism on May 17, names guests, describes service and refreshments - candle, ice and cake; mentions Emily and Mr Manley's anniversary ball; tells of sorrow of Mrs Drewe who is on point of returning to England to two of her daughters, both ill and one dying, and thereby being separated from her other two daughters who enjoyed better health in the Italian climate; Emily's account of a very ugly monument to Sir J. Puttney; caustic remarks about Rob Roy which she has read recently. [Charles Bunsen] writes of Mr Brandis's intention to send lines in next letter; account of second attempt at inoculation; Mr Brandis is to leave Rome at end of June; arrangements for Mrs Drewe's departure, appartment being returned to Charles Bunsen; compliments of Mr Niebuhr and conveys his preference for Tales of my Landlord to Waverley.

Describes lodgings at Genzano; her health and baby's and intention of employing wet nurse; tells of return via Albano to interview wet-nurses and Charles Bunsen having to return on foot to Rome to give nurse place in carriage. [Charles Bunsen] thanks Mrs Waddington and Augusta for letters and for extracts from Mr Hobhouse's dissertation on Albano vases; discusses these at length. [Mr Brandis] writes of his intention of staying in Italy until opening of University at Bonn; is to partake in preparing an edition of Aristotle for Academy; his desire to visit England to study English language and literature which he prefers to French.

Refers to criticism of her way of life which has reached Mrs Waddington and names Divitt and Pinney as possible initiators of gossip; they probably drew false conclusions from her refusal of invitations to English assemblies and her not frequenting Ruffini's and Fuscaldi's during winter; is sorry Charlotte Drewe is so near death; gives account of departure of Six [Mrs Drewe, her daughters and Misses Allen] including criticisms showing her disapproval of them; describes her parting gifts to them; gives account of her health and how she spends her days - drawing, walking and doing embroidery; tells of dismissing one servant for impertinence and employing another; has given Miss Fielding's gift to her of Galliard to Luigi, a servant, and the pink check calico to the Countess; informs Mrs Waddington of Mr Charles Brandis's safe return home and of death of another of Mr Brandis's brothers who had lived life of debauchery; has sent sketch-book with Mr Hall [future brother-in-law] to care of Mr Brandram [banker]; disparagingly describes Mr Maltby, Mr Hall's companion, as a City Coxcomb; sends Mr Niebuhr's thanks for Lord Sheffield's pamphlet; sends regards to Court and Fred [Dewes] [Cousins] at Calwich.

Describes her state of health and Emily's; encloses recipe for eye-ointment given by Mr Bill; writes of H's progress; praises Mr Brandis's account of his journey from Orvieto to Assisi and says he will soon return to stay with them; says they will spend part of parents' £50 gift to make Palazzo Astalli fit to rent; refers to Emily and Mr Manley's visit to Lanover and Mrs Waddington's and Augusta's holiday at seaside; mentions their own intentions of going to Genzano for a few days where Mr Niebuhr's baby daughter is very ill; says she intends singing Palestrina with Sardi, Signor Giovannini and Eberhard, the sculptor. [Charles Bunsen] explains why official notification of appointment and salary are 2 months late; says he has not regretted sacrificing independence by taking his first public post since his provisional post at College of Göttingen, because he has not sacrificed his freedom of spirit; writes how they intend spending money in future - a 3 month trip through Naples, Paestrum, Tuscany, Orvieto, Assisi, Perugia, Terni, Narni, Todi, Florence, Pisa, Bologna, Venice; hopes to be introduced to Duke of Gloucester during his visit to Rome; praises Frances Bunsen's sketching and needlework and criticises dilettanti women who degrade themselves by exposing works to public; to illustrate trait of Italian character strange to the English and to the Germans, tells story about robbers' pact with government; refers to Welsh superstitions mentioned by Augusta as remarkable.

Describes Frances Bunsen's and his own reactions to news of Emily's death; gives his opinion of Methodists as people who, having perceived part of the truth, considered it the whole truth, but approves of Wesley, extracts from whose works he has read in a Treatise, written in 1818, on state of Church and sects in England; Mr Niebuhr, partly because of wife's health, intends leaving Rome in Sept.; Charles Bunsen may leave his post at same time; he discusses possibilities for future - a similar post in London where it would be impossible to live on income, a post attached to Legation in London, a post at University of Berlin or leave to go to England on half-pay to study administration; a trip to England via Northern Italy, Germany, Flanders is in the offing for 1820; Mr Brandis and Prof. Bekker will then be visiting Oxford and Cambridge; informs Mrs Waddington of Mr Brandram [banker]'s illness in Naples and his intention of returning by sea; sends Mr Manley details of income and rent; Frances Bunsen is copying and practicing hymns from 4C-18C sung in churches in Germany.

Thanks Mrs Waddington for letter and gifts for Mrs Niebuhr; thanks Augusta for letter and drawings and tells her not to complain of fashions in dress; thanks Aunt Harriet [Port, Mrs Waddington's youngest sister] for H's nankin dresses; H is beginning to talk; artist from Vienna wants H as model for infant Jesus in painting of Holy Family; Frances Bunsen has borrowed drawings to copy scripture designs for H and copies by Lund of paintings by ancient masters, particularly Fra Giovanni da Fiesole, called Il Beato, who has painted a chapel in Vatican; describes service by Lutheran clergyman come to Rome as Embassy chaplain; George Waddington had accident coming down Mt Vesuvius. [Charles Bunsen] tells of having sold furniture and rights to Astalli to Italian family; refers to portraits of Charles Bunsen and Frances Bunsen painted by Bahrdt; in answer to a question of Mrs Waddington's writes that Funke has written nothing because he taught by word of mouth; advises engaging solicitor to arrange matters with Mr Manley who should not lose his allowance but should not be given any more; says that arrival of Chaplain [to the Embassy] has angered priests.

Frances Bunsen and Charles Bunsen. Thanks Mrs Waddington for letter; describes progress of H and Ernest; gives account of family's health; writes of proposed journey out of Rome the following summer; informs Mrs Waddington of Charles Bunsen's mother's death; gives an account of their activities and what they ate on Christmas Eve, how they decorated the tree and entertained H helped by Olivier and Rehbenitz; tells of portrait of Henry received from Rehbenitz, drawing of Ernest from Olivier and drawing of Ruth and Naomi from Schnorr [de Carolsfeld]; says she has yet heard nothing of Mr Wade Brown nor of Mrs Erskine's arrival but expresses her approval of her, of Mrs F Mills and of Miss Mordaunt; discusses monument [for Emily's grave]; suggests stone instead of white marble from Italy which would be very expensive and less weather-resistant; wishes she had asked Eberhard to make a sketch of it before his departure from Rome; reference to Mrs Waddington's latest account of Mr Manley's shameful behaviour. [Charles Bunsen] writes of his mother's death and hardships she had endured from a very early age when she lost her parents after they had lost almost everything in 7 years war; says Mr Brandis is in Paris and wants to know Mr Clifford's address.

Gives account of walk to Santa Maria Maggiore to see benediction of animals in front of Church of Sant Antonio; refers to Welsh saying 'to be put out of my way' [to be put to some bother]; describes weather - snow and Scirocco; has received Mrs Erskine's card but has not yet seen her; has been reading History of the Council of Trent by Father Paul Sarpi, forbidden by Court of Rome because of its Protestantism; has at last discovered excellent historical works in Italian superior to Hume and Gibbon whom Mr Niebuhr rates higher than historians of France and Germany; praises also Italian translations of Greek and Latin historians and laments ignorance of modern Italians; mentions Mr Niebuhr's intention, had it not been for death of Fontana, of asking Murray of London to publish his new edition of Varchi whom, together with Villani the elder, Mr Niebuhr considers the best Florentine historians; quotes words from Goethe and Novalis for her mother to meditate upon; discusses 'faith' as seen in Patrick's Pilgrim and in works of Law and Mrs H More; of Emily, she writes that death released her from an existence which would have become intolerable; describes progress of children; informs Mrs Waddington of Sardi's marriage; thanks mother for political news. [Charles Bunsen] ridicules the Italians' fear of the small amount of snow which fell for two days; thanks Mrs Waddington for sending copies of speeches, one respecting Mr [Robert] Owen. Damaged.

Mentions sending Ranunculus roots in the autumn when they are not in blossom; gives account of daily occupations and of progress of two boys; conveys Francesco Savetti's message to Lucy that it is impossible for him to marry, his material circumstances having altered considerably due to large ransom extracted from father by robbers; approves of Mr Wade Browne who has many qualities even if he has no great abilities; informs her mother of Mrs Erskine's departure from Rome; disapproves strongly of Mr James Russell, recommended to them by George Waddington, who is very abusive of Lord Byron; informs Mrs Waddington that Lord Byron is in Ravenna with a Marchesa to whom he has been constant for eight months. [Charles Bunsen] gives details of circumstances of death of father; says he cannot accept Emily's legacy to H as a favour from Mr Manley and therefore could not touch a farthing unless Mr Manley were to sign a declaration of acceptance of the whole of Emily's will; thinks that an establishment in England is the best place for the sum to accumulate; says he himself will write to Mr Irvine at London.

Comments on progress of wife and daughter particularly, and of his sons as well; he is trying to discover how their letter of June 3 has got lost; refers to Bekker's unique letter to Mrs Waddington; writes of scenes at Palermo and the political situation in Naples and foretells Austrian army's march into Naples; mentions that [Divorce] Bill against Queen has been received at Rome and that it is likely to be passed.

Gives account of husband's, children's and her own health and of effect of intense heat. [Charles Bunsen] describes progress of children; refers to revolt in Naples and foretells Austrian march against Carbonari who are now in power; says that safety of foreigners there is not assured; asks Mrs Waddington and Augusta to be daughter's godmothers together with his two sisters.

Gives account of H's attack of croup and describes progress of children. [Charles Bunsen] regrets that Frances Bunsen's lines to Augusta, written in deep sorrow, will distress Mrs Waddington; Erskine Sandford [son of Bishop Sandford]'s letter was of great interest; Mr Niebuhr thought plan of Radicals in Scotland the same as United Irishmen in last rebellion, the real leaders being unknown to the mass and also to the Government; refers again to Queen's trial. Sends his compliments to Erskine Sandford. Damaged.