| Description | Letter written from Bastia [Corsica] to Harriet Thiebault; dated 1 December [18]50 and signed Lilly. The letter is annotated in a different hand to indicate that the writer is 'Lilly Pennington (Mad[am]e de Broca)'
She reports briefly on the health of her mother, but the majority of the letter contains news about the progress and recent activities of her brother, Frederick (known as 'Jack Sprat)', following a letter from the Colonel of his regiment. |