C A M ^<1>

Tours

Saturday June 8^th 1850

My dear Henry

I was delighted to get your letter two days ago, not knowing whereabouts you were. You must never depend upon such slippery people as we are – any more than we do on you. Néris is given up, upon medical advice, & Milord ^<2> set off to Paris at 6 o’clock this morning – I am on the point of starting – one P.M. & we are going to stay there for a space to be under D^r Trousseau’s care. You shall know our new address – but we are always to be heard of at Meurice’s – so shall hope to see you in y^r way. I am in despair ab^t Horatia ^<3> – much fearing she is gone all out of her way to see us at Néris – tho’ I did what I c^d to stop her – In the extremest haste,

Y^rs aff^ly

Caroline

Milord is better.
Write to Meurice’s ^<4> – Val ^<5> is at Silsoe, n^r Ampthill with the Rev^d – Th^s Ferguson –

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Notes:

1. Printed initials with coronet above.

2. Ernest Augustus Edgcumbe, Lord Valletort, 3rd Earl of Mt Edgcumbe (1797–1861), WHFT’s brother-in-law.

3. Henrietta Horatia Maria Gaisford, née Feilding (1810–1851), WHFT’s half-sister.

4. Hotel Meurice. [See Doc. No: 05605].

5. William Henry Edgcumbe, ‘Val’, 4th Earl Mt Edgcumbe (1832–1917), JP & Ld Steward of the Royal Household; WHFT’s nephew ‘Bimbo’.