Letter from Mary Wordsworth, Rydal Mount, to Lady Beaumont, 1832 March 5 : autograph manuscript signed.

Expressing her pleasure at all the good news of Coleorton and the good health of the Archbishop her letter brought them; saying that Wordsworth would like a report on his godson and they are happy to hear that young George is doing so well in his lessons; adding that she and Wordsworth would like to see the improvements at Coleorton and referring to a "suspected Person" at Whitwick; "It is well for the Place that he has removed himself and it is to be hoped no more may be heard of him. For I fear seldom any good comes of the exposure of such wickedness, if it can be otherwise got rid of. It makes one shudder to think of having lived next door to such a wretch;" telling her that Miss Wordsworth [Dorothy] has been confined to her room since the end of December, but has been gaining strength; saying that, except for a toothache, Dora is well; saying that Wordsworth does not plan on being in London in the spring but they would be delighted if she and Sir George came to visit them; saying "Nor would the two Darlings be out of place gathering primroses and following with their eyes at least, the lambs racing around the rocky knolls...Dr. and Mrs. Arnold (of Rugby) brought no less than their eight children, and passed 6 happy weeks in a cottage at the foot of the hill upon the side of which our house stands. All, except Mrs. A. whose health and situation confined her very much within doors, became complete mountaineers, and few Summer Tourists left the lakes better satisfied with their excursion, than these winter sojourners; commenting "The Cholera is indeed a perplexing subject - but the thought disturbs us less than that of Reform;" asking if the Queen replied to the Archbishop's congratulatory address on her birthday;" sending her regards to the Archbishop, Mrs. Howley, and Sir George; adding, in a postscript, that she has enclosed a note which she asks her to forward when it is convenient.