| Description | Receipt of her letter of 29 Oct, with its entertaining account of improvements over which her father presides; with natural history being her favourite amusment, he asks her why there is such mortality among the monkeys in the Zoological Gardens (over 60 dead with scarcely one left); visit of Prince Albert to their Hall, a handsome and elegant young man, fit to be a prince; it is possible John may make his appearance at court and kiss the Queen's hand; he is glad Eleanor is busy in her studies, with time never hanging heavy on her hands, having the advantage of being under the tuition of her parents, to whom he is to be remembered. |
| Recipient | Eleanor Isabella Franklin |