Letter from Elizabeth Easthope, Weybridge, to Edward Nelson,1855 December 17 and 21 : autograph manuscript copy signed.

Informing him that Comte Morel has confirmed that the "base stories" concerning Rose Blaze de Bury that were repeated to her husband originated from the porter's lodge at his house, declaring them to be "monstrous and malignant falsehoods", and providing a "plain statement of facts" intended to discredit them; recounting an incident which occured "about two years ago" wherein Madame Blaze de Bury was "assailed by a series of threats & persecutions" from a "lunatic", and being in a delicate health and suffering from a "domestic affliction", took the advice of her doctor and changed quarters, staying with the Easthope's in Paris, where "In the course of the measures adopted for her protection it was found necessary to make an application to the police", adding "So much for your 'Police Story'", and stating that her account can be corroborated by "many competant witnesses ... almost as worthy of credit as a drunken Concierge and his evil tongued wife", and urging him to make amends and contradict the "lamentable slanders" which have been related on his authority, in the future. First portion of the letter is followed by an appended paragraph, dated "Paris 21 Decb. 1855", stating that, having read the forgoing letter in the presence of Lady Easthope, Mr. Nelson "denied having conversed with Cte. Morel in the manner alleged, and indignantly repudiated the notion of having ever conversed at all with the concierge" and "expressed great regret that he had spoken carelessly of Mme. de B." and "has since assured Lady E. that he has performed his promise in a quarter which she had particularly pointed out to him."