Box 2

"Dear Julia, I tracked down the Social Cobweb story, which ran from January 6th to March 23rd 1884 in the Weekly Dispatch. The first episode began in Woolwich! I have ordered xeroxes of all twelve episodes, which, with postage, came to the less-than-bargain price of £7.63. I enclose the receipt..."

"Dear Julia, Two things: (i) I picked up the first Devon birth certificate from St. Catherine's House yesterday, but it was not the one we wanted, I'm afraid. I have ordered the second, and should pick it up next week. (ii) Reading through some Radical periodicals in the BM yesterday I came across references to the contents of a monthly called Today and edited by Bland..."

"Dear Julia, many thanks for your note - I'd love to come on your expedition, as I know many of the places that you mentioned. Did you mean Easter? It seems a long way off. As it happens, I have a lot more news. Passing to St. Catherine's House yesterday on my way to the LSE, I thought I would look up the Devon child in the indicex for 1879 and 1881..."

Letter is 1 page. The verso contains handwritten notes by Julia Briggs.

"Dear Julia, here are the results of yesterday's expedition: 46 Samuel St. Woolwich, 1881..."

"Dear Madam, It was with great pleasure that I read another article of yours on E. Nesbit in this month's Good Housekeeping, especially as you have found out new facts about her girlhood..."

"Dear Madam, Following my letter from [Dral?], in reply to your enquiries about Mrs. Nesbit, I am enclosing the prospective of my suggested Children's newspaper..."

"Dear Madam, I am glad to tell you all I can of the occasion referred to in Mrs. Bland's letter to Chesterton, though I am afraid it will not prove very material..."

"Dear Julia, There's very little to report about Bower Rush, I'm afraid, and most of what there is I expect you already know. He was the second son of another Bower Marsh, solicitor, and was born at [Rockeater?] on 25 Jan. 1866..."

"Dear Mrs. Langley Moore, How nice of you to explain like this. I lay in bed and read your letter with longing this morning. Longing - that never I could [processor's note: this is accompanied by editorial markings indicating that the letter-writer meant "I could never"] deserve the consideration which was being poured out for me. I laid my embargo on alterations, because I have had to do this sort of thing twice lately..."