Bland, Hubert to Charles Grinling, 1896-06-13

Photocopy of the original letter with full transcription by Julia Briggs. Original is faded and impossible to read.

"Dear Grinling I am extremely sorry but my wife and I do not feel that we can possibly undertake to provide anything toward Mrs. Grey's support. At the end of every year we have to subscribe heavily towards the fund for the Depford children and besides that we have to contribute constantly to the support of a family which we conceive has certain claims on us, and that is just about as much as we can manage..."