4103. Robert Southey to Sir Thomas [Dyke Acland], 22 December 1823

 

Watermark: [partial] crest cut in half/ 1818
MS: Department of Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester, Robert Southey Papers A.S727. ALS; 2p.
Unpublished.

22 Dec. 1823
My dear Sir

Short & hurried as my visit to the West must be, I should neither do as I wish nor as I ought, if I did not propose to pass one day of it in your society. I shall be with Kennaway

(1)

Sir John Kennaway, 1st Baronet (1758–1836), made a fortune in the East India Company and became a landowner in Devonshire. Southey knew him through his son, Charles Edward Kennaway, who had visited Southey in the Lake District in 1819–1820. His home was Escot House, near Ottery St Mary, Devon.

on Saturday the 3d of Jany: with the Coleridges

(2)

Southey stayed at Chanter’s House, Ottery St Mary, with James Coleridge (1759–1836), the father of Henry Nelson Coleridge, and Lieutenant-Colonel in the East Devon Militia. During this visit he also met many members of the Coleridge family.

on Sunday. Monday & Tuesday I propose to pass the one day with Mr Marryat,

(3)

John Marriott (1780–1825; DNB), a clergyman, poet and friend of Walter Scott. He was Curate of St James, Exeter, St Lawrence, Exeter, and St John, Broadclyst. The patron of the latter church was Sir Thomas Acland, who was also a friend of Marriott.

the other with you; – if you are xxx not otherwise engaged. My next xxx <point> is Exeter. & as I do not know how your respective abodes are situated with regard to that city, & it would be most convenient for me to take that house last, which should bring me nearest it. Perhaps you will have the goodness to let me know (by a line addressed to 15 Q Anne Street, Cavendish Square) if, & on which day, you can receive me. –

I take the liberty of inclosing a xxxx note to Mr Marryat, – not recollecting his address. I was sorry not to see Lady Inglis

(4)

Mary Inglis, née Biscoe (1787–1872), the wife of Sir Robert Inglis.

during my customary visit at Battersea Rise. But I have seen Sir Robert three or four times since, & he speaks always of her amendment, – tho as a matter of precaution she must be confined to two rooms during the winter.

Present my respects to Lady Acland,

(5)

Lydia Elizabeth Acland, née Hoare (1786–1856), wife of Sir Thomas Acland.

& believe me

Sir Thomas
with sincere esteem
your obliged & obedient
Robert Southey.

Notes

1. Sir John Kennaway, 1st Baronet (1758–1836), made a fortune in the East India Company and became a landowner in Devonshire. Southey knew him through his son, Charles Edward Kennaway, who had visited Southey in the Lake District in 1819–1820. His home was Escot House, near Ottery St Mary, Devon.[back]
2. Southey stayed at Chanter’s House, Ottery St Mary, with James Coleridge (1759–1836), the father of Henry Nelson Coleridge, and Lieutenant-Colonel in the East Devon Militia. During this visit he also met many members of the Coleridge family.[back]
3. John Marriott (1780–1825; DNB), a clergyman, poet and friend of Walter Scott. He was Curate of St James, Exeter, St Lawrence, Exeter, and St John, Broadclyst. The patron of the latter church was Sir Thomas Acland, who was also a friend of Marriott.[back]
4. Mary Inglis, née Biscoe (1787–1872), the wife of Sir Robert Inglis.[back]
5. Lydia Elizabeth Acland, née Hoare (1786–1856), wife of Sir Thomas Acland.[back]
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