| Description | Letter written from Ambleside, dated 8 October, asking about Julia's health, which she has been told is not good. Martineau also praises [? T. N.], and her latest notes on Workhouses, as well as Mrs Chapman. She discusses general news and personal affairs, including her companions Harriet and Jenny, who both enjoy country life, her own financial troubles (partly occasioned by the 'Brighton Railway troubles'), the visit of Ellen's to Clifton, and the death of Mr Turner. |