He describes his journey to Norwich in the company of Nurse, where he transferred to the Mail and spent the night journey counting his blessings, which he enumerates, before he fell asleep at Ipswich. He describes his activities in London after travelling through snow and fog to reach it, his visits to the Frye, the Macaulay's, the anti-slavery meeting, Lushington, a meeting of the Real Del Monte Board, and another concerning the Indian widows. He inquires about Priscilla, who was ailing,...

He asks when he should send for Edward on the Monday. (Memoir, p. 228.)

He announces that he was about to leave for the House of Commons, that the interview with Sir George Murray had been unsatisfactory because although he seemed to agree with them he was afraid of taking any action, though he had prepared a new Order in Council to apply to all Crown Colonies. He adds that he was to see Murray about Mauritius again that night and asks whether she had seen his large manuscript book on the Mauritius case, which he had left under the pigeon-holes [in his study]....

Hannah was in Lowestoft.

He reports that he was dining with Lushington and that everyone was pleased with his letter to Codrington, especially the last version, which Priscilla had produced. He mentions that Joseph [John Gurney] and Sam [Gurney] had each offered to pay a third of his election expenses and that he elected to obtain the living [at Bellfield?] for Pratt. He warns her not to let Priscilla attempt the hard task he had given her, directing her to read Dr Edwards and Philip on the Khoekhoe people only.

He writes of his meeting with Edward and Edmond, his visit to the boats, his intention to dine with the boys and to visit the Union with Edward, and reports on his state of health and industry. He adds that he could not bear to think of her being uncomfortable and of Priscilla being in pain.

He announces that Parliament was to be dissolved on 3 or 4 Dec 1832. He doubts the security of his seat at Weymouth, though he had not yet received the report of the state of the votes that day from William Forster. He mentions having spent the night at Upton and having completed four or five hours' work at Lushington's house that day, and that he would spend the night in Devonshire Street.

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He reports on the health of their children, the promise he had made to them not to kill their snake as long as it kept out of his way, that Anna and Sarah had been to tea, and that the latter was not very well despite her claim to be quite strong. He states that in spite of his enjoyment at being home again, his thoughts were with them at Hampstead and that although he desired to comfort them, there seemed nothing he could do. Incomplete.

He writes that his visit was enjoyable though he hardly knew what to do in the country at that time of the year and that he would return to London via Earlham. (Memoir, p. 345.)

He reports on the election campaign at Weymouth, his refusal to buy votes, his hope that he would be elected that time, and his intention to return home on the Saturday. Transcribed in MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 13, pp. 253-257. (Memoir, p. 356.)

He mentions Joseph John Gurney's concern for his election prospects at Weymouth, his own half-serious plan for nominating Samuel Gurney to run in conjunction with him for the seat; the latter would only consider this if Buxton could guarantee he would not be elected, the aim being merely to make one of the Tory candidates withdraw. He announces that Parliament had been dissolved the previous night in Brighton and that it would be gazetted that day. He sympathises with her privations at that...

He intended to make a speech at the nomination on the Wednesday, without mincing matters. He reports on the well-being of the members of the family at Bradpole, including William and Anna Forster. He asks her to tell his children that a neighbouring farmer had trained a goose to follow him everywhere and that the previous day, his party had put up the goose as a candidate for election and to send this letter on the Priscilla, adding that he was eager for news of the election [of Andrew...

He announces that John Jeremie had arrived from Mauritius and that he would be seeing him the following day. He also comments on the good news he had received by the post on all the matters that had been troubling him - Priscilla's safe arrival, Hannah's eyes, the matter of the Sherrington shoot settled, the Bolanos mines, and the accounts of the Black people being better than expected. Finally, he mentions that he had seen Addison Cresswell that day.

He recalls two very unpleasant experiences he and his family had had in that area and states that it was no longer like that. Finally, he comments on his thoughts during the journey on the outside of the coach and on the devotion to his interests of Anna Gurney, adding that it should be the other way round. He asks her to warn the boys and Pearson and Larry [the gamekeeper] to be careful on Friday.

He then comments on his belief in a shaping Providence, citing as examples from his own life how he had been preserved from entering the Brewery at the age of eleven, when he would have had Aveling and Richard as his companions in all the temptations of youth, his being induced to go to college, his position in a prosperous business, which enabled him to enter public life, his choice of a wife and her influence upon him, his coming under the influence of Pratt's ministry, and the severe...

He also comments on the considerable advantage derived from being connected with Louisa Hoare for 35 years, one who had shared so fully in all the feelings and interests of his family, and the joy derived from Edward's starting his ministerial duties. He writes that he expected to be re-elected and that he would be glad to leave all the business of the election behind him as he was thoroughly sick of it.

Elizabeth adds a note at the foot of the letter recording her fright at this task as she could not spell. He describes the accident experienced by the Hoares on leaving Northrepps, reflects that he himself had only one more Sunday there before his departure for London and thence to Italy, and adds that during their family reading that evening she had been much in his mind, he imagining that she had already reached Genoa. He reports that Anna Gurney was in better spirits, having been cheered...

He describes a typical day of travel with Gurney Barclay and mentions with pleasure that his landlord at Nice perfectly recalled a former visit to his establishment by Anna Gurney and Sarah Maria Buxton. He comments on how pleased he was that some of the party had gone to Athens and asks her to send a copy of this letter to them, advising her to preserve this one as a record of his journey. He mentions that he had received some letters at Marseilles, which he had forwarded to her in...