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To the Hon. Mrs Joyce
Elderfield, Otterbourne, Winchester.
May 10th [1885]

MS Birmingham University Library1

My dear Mrs Joyce,

I am sorry to say I must ask you to put off your kind visit till next week.

My sister in law’s brother, Charles Walter, has been killed in Alderney by a fall from his dog cart.2 He is to be buried on Tuesday, beside his father at Winchester, and the relations will be in and out here to see the poor invalid sister so that I cannot venture to have anyone here on my own account.

Next week will be free, except on what ever day they may fix for electing the High school mistress Then I shall be very glad to see you

yours very sincerely
C M Yonge

1With envelope addressed to ‘The Honble Mrs. Joyce/ St John’s Croft/ Winchester’ and postmarked 10 May 1885.
2Frances (Walter) Yonge and Gertrude Walter had two younger half-brothers of their father’s second marriage of whom the elder was Edward Charles Lethbridge Walter (1854-5 May 1885).

Cite this letter


The Letters of Charlotte Mary Yonge(1823-1901) edited by Charlotte Mitchell, Ellen Jordan and Helen Schinske.

URL to this Letter is: https://c21ch.newcastle.edu.au/yonge/2809/to-the-hon-mrs-joyce

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