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To Louisa Twining
Otterbourne, Winchester.
April 26th [1864]

My dear Miss Twining, I am sending off your acknowledgements today, but I am much afraid they will not be in time for the next packet, if not they must appear in June, and I hope may by that time be added to as I am sure your paper must excite great interest

Yours sincerely C M Yonge

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To Edith Sophia Jacob
[1868]

Amiable Beloved Can dear Eyes feel great hope in joy kindling lonely Margaretta’s notions of procuring quarters reposefully secure through united votes with xpressed youthful zeal - ?

The alphabet will not serve me to express that I never gave you the direction to the lady who will try to get votes for Miss Erle, and here it is. Mamma is very well and bright. The Chair is to be sent for to be inspected at home

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To Ann Maria Carter Smith
Elderfield, Otterbourne, Winchester.
Feb 13th [1869]
My dear Miss Smith, I hope you and the Incurable List are safe together somewhere! I had no list of my own so I asked a friend to send you hers, and owing to some blundering of mine I really do not know whether she sent it to Wilden manor or to Charlton. Will you kindly when you have looked it over return it addressed Miss Jacob Crawley Rectory Winchester Yours sincerely C M Yonge ... continue reading
To Edith Sophia Jacob
Elderfield, Otterbourne, Winchester.
Oct 11th [1869 ]

My dear Edith I should think that it was a case for Miss Twining’s Home at 21 New Ormond Street for Incurables, but I believe it is very difficult to get in, as she has only 27, and they are paid for to about half the amount of their cost, though I do not know what the weekly amount is. They also take Incurables at Clewer, for a servant of Mrs Keble’s is there. I think ... continue reading