| Description | Letter from Emma Berry, Edinburgh, to Dr. George Barclay, Aberdeen, regarding the possibilities of George Berry joining his father's business in Edinburgh, the prospect of a settlement has improved her father's spirits, mention of her father's business losses, the bad news that the Hills and Richmonds have discovered their engagement, her father also seems to have told West Country Quaker relatives who told Joe Cookworthy, partly because there was a rumour that she was in fact engaged to Joe, and as the Cookworthys had been expelled from the Society this had not been well received, reading Alison's latest volume of sermons, Scott's visit to Paris, Russell's History of Europe, arrival of Mary Brodie to nurse her during a recent illness, quiet New Year celebrations, 8 December [January] 1816 |