| Description | Letter from Emma Berry, Edinburgh, to Dr. George Barclay, Drum's Lane, Aberdeen, chastising him for not having written for so long, her father's involvement in the matter, journeying in England, account of her elderly aunts in Bristol and the Blyths in Birmingham, the manufactories in Leeds, visit to York Minster, missing the Edinburgh Music Festival, visit to Melrose to see the newly married Helen Brodie (now Spence) and Mary as best maid, Mr. Brodie's financial straits, Mr. Berry's financial problems, sharing tips on fashion economies with Mary Brodie, plans for reading history, particularly Russell's Modern Europe, asking what his drawing lessons consist of, 22 November 1815 |