Description | Papa has come to collect Eleanor; when Eleanor comes back, going to Dover with Emily and Catharine; talks about how Eleanor will miss her Aunt and cousins, but will be glad to come home; Emma Simpkinson will be at Dover; Marianne is at school, more obedient, God-fearing than before; Emma is generally a good little girl, for whom Eleanor can set a good example, being two years older; she does not know what books Eleanor and Kitty are reading, but she should leave one behind for Kitty; she has asked Aunt not to put any books in Eleanor's trunk; which will serve both; Eleanor will stay over with Mrs and Miss Ferard at Southampton, but Eleanor should not copy their manners, particularly at table; Eleanor approaching 12 years old and so can trust in Eleanor's "good conduct" and "conscience"; love to cousins. Dated 7 Monday 7 March; the year 1837 is marked in pencil, but context must make it 1836 [in 1837 Eleanor would have been in Tasmania]; it is also marked as "before returning home from the Cracrofts at Jersey" |
Recipient | Eleanor Isabella Franklin |