Letter by Henry, Lord Brougham, to Lady Mary Hope Johnstone
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Title
Letter by Henry, Lord Brougham, to Lady Mary Hope Johnstone
Number of Facsimile
288
Type
Letter
Date
1844
Language
English
Originator(s)
Henry, Lord Brougham
Recipient(s)
Lady Mary Hope Johnstone
Transcription
The Lady M. H. Johnston
Frid[a]y Night
My dear Lady M[ar]y, I am resolved to have the first gratification of call[in]g you by your real name.
Many thanks for your kind & hearty note – I do assure you that, tho[ugh] there is always the greatest pleasure in________ _______, I o[we] it is almost all the pleasure I now have in life, I never felt it more strongly than upon this occasion.
It gives me a great pleasure, verily, to tell you that the opinion of the lawyers is very decided in favour of my preferment of _______.
You are now [aware?] of your promotion & I am, your Lady – thy sincere fri[en]d, H.B.
Frid[a]y Night
My dear Lady M[ar]y, I am resolved to have the first gratification of call[in]g you by your real name.
Many thanks for your kind & hearty note – I do assure you that, tho[ugh] there is always the greatest pleasure in________ _______, I o[we] it is almost all the pleasure I now have in life, I never felt it more strongly than upon this occasion.
It gives me a great pleasure, verily, to tell you that the opinion of the lawyers is very decided in favour of my preferment of _______.
You are now [aware?] of your promotion & I am, your Lady – thy sincere fri[en]d, H.B.
Size
117mm x 182mm
Number of copies held
12
Date recorded
08/06/2015
Citation
“Letter by Henry, Lord Brougham, to Lady Mary Hope Johnstone,” School of History, Classics and Archaeology Teaching Collections, accessed April 26, 2025, http://collections.shca.ed.ac.uk/items/show/292.