| Description | Letter to Emma Berry, Gray Street, Newington, Edinburgh, from Mary Brodie, Scoughall, East Lothian, picturing Emma's father's complaints at her letter, allusions to corresponding with the Barclay brothers, the low mood of Williamina Grant and the possibility that she will join her sister in India, enjoying the visit of her niece, lace and scarves, reading Russell's History, mention of notorious beauty Miss McLean and Emma's own smart appearance, her own brother William's new clothes, commissions to have a hat pressed and shoes dyed, 26 March 1814 |