| Description | Letter to Emma Barclay from Walter Berry, 'The Cottage', regarding Emma's health, seabathing at Peterhead, pleased with her alterations at the house, surprised that Alexander Barclay has not written, atrocious weather, garden produce late as a consequence, looking forward to hearing from George, who is in London, and will probably stay there for the King's funeral [George IV], 'The moral part of the High-rank Lady community are in the best Spirits from the expectation that Her present Majesty will restore the novelty of a virtuous drawing room', financial plans. Attached letter from Betsy Berry regarding the weather and its effect on Emma's seabathing, hoping that she will visit Thornton Loch, difficulties of amusing Walter in the bad weather, discussion of order for children's shoes, 14 July 1830 |