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To Frederick Orridge Macmillan
Elderfield Otterbourne
June 30th 1898

MS British Library Add MSS 54921: 239-401

Dear Mr Macmillan
I hope to send off the illustrations – or the material for them on Saturday.2

I will write to Mr Portal, the Chairman of the Quarter Sessions for permission for the portrait of Sir Wm Heathcote

Two books are with them – one (Lady Heathcotes) for the sake of the old views and plans – it is the original book by Marsh.

The other belonging to me is the Revd J.F. Moor’s written about 1860.

The photographs are by a man named Savage, who is dead I marked what are worth looking at also two little woodcuts The photo of the Hursley Vicarage is much better than that in the envelope, and more characteristic, but Frith’s may be better than either

I need hardly say that all the collection is valuable and we trust to their return in safety3

Yours truly
C M Yonge

Some are sent to be chosen from

1There is a pencil list on the reverse, in another hand: '1. Sir W. Heathcote/ 2. Richard Cromwell/ 3. Keble/ 4. Hursley Church Vicarage (Frith)/ 5. Otterbourne Church Exterior - Salmon/ Interior - Oakley/ 6. Hursley Park House (photo)/ 7. Ampfield Church (photo)/ 8. Merdon Castle & wall .'
2The illustrations relate to John Keble's Parishes.
3A 'List of Illustrations Sent' is MS British Library Add 54921: 244.

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/3377/to-frederick-orridge-macmillan-18

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