Aug. 6 1847
Miss/Mrs Buckland
Islip
Oxford
1825 the Revd [Professor Buckland?]
Oxford
London June 1880
J.C. Fisher Esq
CCC Oxford
Fold of paper on which is written
the very Revd.
the Dean of Westminster
Signed [Clinton?]
11, Park Road
My dear Mamma
I am very glad that Selina and Sophia are so much pleased give my love to Aunts and Uncle, Grandpapa and Grandmama. We are all very happy in the evening Charles's book come from the binder and it does not at all look like the old one. We are going to send the book of China.
I remain your affect[ionat]e Son
G.C. Bompass
My dear Child
Thank God you are back safely so far! I want you very much. I dare not go out visiting and you and [Bipy?] must go to the new married Ladies in Oxford for me. You must take my place. I can well think you have worn out all your clothes that you are in rags. It is so awkward to be without money that I send £10 to refit a little. It is horribly cold here and my eye threatens again. Caroline is all but deaf entirely - this is very sad she certainly is more deaf in cold weather. The [?] Charles are coming for the commemoration they are delighted at the idea. We will discuss the Bazaar matter [?] as it will be I think I should like you to help Mrs [Tiddeman?] for Mrs Liddell is to take a part and I suspect that makes the Oxford Ladies [?] it down. Mrs T has made me some beautiful things I hear. I hope Frank's Lay studentship is safe I have my misgivings about it. Be sure you bring the rest of the Bazaar things if they are not sent before.
[On the reverse of the letter is written 'Old Letters M.B.B.]
Dear Buckland
I am sorry I cannot meet your German as I have others beside Mrs Holmes to breakfast with me.
Yours ever
[PBD?]
Tallyrand
In mind oblique, in form misshapen How many storms he stirred [?] [?]
Here lies Tallyrand
The subtle and grand
And when he died
The Devil cried
Ah Tallyrand
give us a hand
To the Very Rev'd Dean of Westminster
Bath House Hotel
Yarmouth 20 June 18--
My dear Buckland
I send you a hastily concocted scheme for both examn at Cambridge if we are to have them of which there seems still to be considerable doubt.
I saw Sedgwick at Norwich last Friday - remarkably well - we shall be here another week for Mrs. H's health - I trust you are all well.
Ever [Yrs. truly]
J. Henslow
My dear Sir
I have received and I need not say with much thankfulness your Lecture on the Potato Disaster and its Remedies which you had the great kindness to direct to me. The malady is so dreadful and the manner in which you have treated it, is so admirable that I am at a loss to tell you with how much interest I have read it and how greatly I feel myself indebted to you on the occasion. Here in Norfolk, I am much happy to say, the disaster does not appear to be by any means so prevalent or destructive as in most other places. Different people give me very different statements; but on the whole I quite infer that not a fourth part of the crop is destroyed. Lord Gosford too writes me work from Armagh that, tho in the varying reports brought him, he can [?] to no certain result he has reason to hope the evil has been greatly exaggerated by report; and so will send [?] from the [opposite?] County of Cork, that even if it amounts to a third, which he doubts, there is still no ground for doom inasmuch as they always exported that proportion of their produce to England. You give me great comfort by the assurance that the disease, is not new but frequent in Canada, on which point I will write to Lord Gosford and try to learn somewhat from [?] [?] whom I expect here tomorrow, and it is needless to add that, if I have anything likely to interest you, I will not fail to communicate it. But your lecture is so charming and full of interest from beginning to end, that if I want to allow myself to set about praising you here, thanking you there, and in another place begging for information or expressing a doubt I feel I shd never have done. One only point I therefore will mention, if I do it in [?] quality of another of the Lichenographic Brittanica and consequently jealous for the honour of the Lichens that, if my memory serves and Sir John Franklin did not live entirely without food, but found considerable support from the Umbilicaria that he gathered from the rocks. You will excuse my taking this opportunity of congratulating you, as I do still more heartily the country upon your appointment to the Dean of Westminster. This will bring you and me within 5 hours of each other and I trust I shall often have the pleasure of meeting you, and occasionally of receiving you and Mrs Buckland at this house. In the midst of the present distress Yarmouth has been surprisingly favoured. Our merchants have just concluded the most prosperous fishing known in the memory of man. They tell me too that herrings are [?] good, to which verdict I shall be glad if you can [?] in that hope. I took the liberty of [?] a small cask of them to you yesterday. Sir Joseph Banks sent to tell me he got none equally good as those I sent him, to find you repeat the same will be a great pleasure to my dear Sir
Ever most truly with the greatest
esteemed regards
[?] Turner
Mr Sowerby presents his respects to Miss Morland and in consequence of Mr. Buckland’s desire he has sent her the following shells
Helix Congenda two specimens 2
Helix Shinulosa -ditto- 4
Helix Lachlamensis 4 4
Helix Glutinosa 3 3
Turbo [Sudens] 6 6
Turbo Nautilens 4 2
Turbo Laminarsus 4 4
Trochus [scarestus?] 4 4
Nautilus Lacustris 4 4
Mya[ [magarusiferia] 1 1
Turbo labiatus 1 5
£1 15 0
____________Miss Morland will please to observe that Mr. Sowerby has sent her but one specimen of Turbo labiatus because though he has more, the price is so high that he fears she might not like to go to the expense. The other species that Miss Morland desires Mr. S.
has not got at present. He can however obtain most of them at some future period. Mr. S has the pleasure of send to Miss M. two specimens of a new British [?] of which he begs her acceptance
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