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Thursday

My Dear Mary

I have seen Capt. and Mrs Smyth and Mr and Mrs. Butler and have settled for Edward to go to them next Monday ------night. I have written to him to leave Oxon. Saturday at 10.30

Ever Yours
W. Buckland

Thornton Thursday 2 Dm

My Dear Mary

I am just going to Ifley and hope to reach Oxford by Thur. evening coach about eleven at night. It is however possible I may sleep at Pusey so expect me not this evening after eleven.

Ever Yrs Truly

W.B.

Saturday
Broom
Dorking

My dear Mary

We are all well and trust you are better and the little ones. We go Monday morning to London and if Edward goes up that morning we hope to meet him there at Mr [Chaplin's?]
Will you send up my letters to me by Sunday eve's post at Ship Hotel [?] [?]

Ever yours
W. Buckland

Let Frank's letters come too

To Mrs Buckland

21st May

My Dear Mary

The dinners may be on the 9th and 11th will you send the Invitations. I hope to return from [Swansea?] Thursday and go to Oxford Saturday leaving Charterhouse Friday. I forward to-day to Mr. Milman the Book recd. from Mrs Gaisford by Frank

Ever yours

W.B.

Did you get the basket of fruit

Wednesday 9th June is a meeting of the Geological Soc. which may interfere with some of your list will not [Monday?] and Saturday be better days if the invitations are not gone out

To Mrs. Buckland

31 Dec 18--

My Dear Mary

In the [?] [?] of the weather there may be risk of taking cold by exposure to it. I had better continue here to arrange Papers that must require attention. [Mr Saumaurez?] wrote to Mr Arrowsmith proposing that he should take the duty at Islip and begin his [?] on the 13 Jany. I have a note today from him accepting by Invitation to the Rectory for a day or 2 on his arrival and in reply I invite him to arrive on the 12th to take his first Sunday on the 13th.
I hope the frost will have ended before the 12th. You had better not think of moving while the weather continues in its [?] severity. I had no memorandum of money advanced on [?] to poor [fellow?] nor do I remember to what time I paid him last but his Bill is in my Tin Box at Islip in a Packet labelled Paid Bills by next post Pray forward a large letter from Oxford for Mr Lawlor sealed properly with a silvered [wafer?] it is Mr Lawlor's Gas [?] which I should return to him immediately. It will be the size of a large sheet of foolscap.

Ever Your affect.

Wm. Buckland

[Date?] I am not worse as to health

To Mrs Buckland

Dear Mary

In the Dining Room Right Hand Corner of Hall down among 10 Maps is one 3 feet long in a Brown [?] with a red tape round it is a Map of Berks. and Oxford wh. send by [?] to

Yours Very Truly

Wm. Buckland

Mrs Buckland
Ch. Ch.
Oxford

Shrewsbury Monday

My Dear Mary

I got your letter at Bangor Saturday and mean to stay this day in the neighbourhood of Salop and hope to be in Oxford Tuesday Eve by Birmingham coach about 8. Mr Sopwith is gone to meet Mr [Baddell?] near Wolverhampton

Ever yours

W.B.

To Mrs. Buckland

[15th May 18--]

My Dear Mary

Had you not better write and thank Mr [Dillery?] for his kind offer

Ever truly yrs
Wm.B

All well 15 May

To Mrs Buckland
Ch. Ch. Oxford

Shrewsbury, Monday
Postmarked Oct. 18 1841

Mr Dear Mary

I got your letter at Bangor Saturday and mean to stay in the neighbourhood of Salop and not to be in Oxford [Thursday] Eve by Birmingham Coach about 8. Mr Sopwith is gone to meet Mr. Baddell near Wolverhampton

Ever yours
W.B.