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Letters to the Rev. Charles Francis Powys from his brother Major Littleton Albert Powys (2), 1854, [1872] (the death of their father the Rev. Littleton Charles Powys); his father-in law and former tutor William Cowper Johnson (3), 1866 (congratulations to Charles Francis Powys on his Cambridge success), [1872]; his prospective wife Mary Cowper Johnson (1), 1871 (Charles Francis Powys's transfer to Shirley and their forthcoming marriage); his maternal aunt Susanna Smith (3), [?1872], [1879] (congratulations on the birth of Charles and Mary Powys's second daughter Eleanor (who died in 1893 aged 13)), [1885] (congratulations on attaining the living of Montacute); his maternal aunt Louisa J. Moilliet (1), 1883 (an offer of the living of Burton-le-Coggles, Lincolnshire, with a note in Charles Francis Powys's hand on the envelope stating that he declined the offer 'at Mother's advice'); and his [?] sister Philippa F[rances] E[milia] Shirley (3), 1891 (regarding Charles Francis Powys's mother Amelia Powys's memorial at Stalbridge) (with a note on the envelope in the hand of [Marian Powys], daughter of Charles Francis Powys), 1892, 1901.

Twenty-eight letters, 1879 and undated, to Amelia Powys from her son, Major Littleton Albert Powys, the majority written whilst on military service in India and Afghanistan. The year in which they were written is omitted from all but one of the letters. Ff. 1-6 are accompanied by a note on their contents by [?Marian Powys, niece of Littleton Albert Powys], and there are also occasional notes in the hand of Amelia Powys.

An extract of a letter, 1825, written on the occasion of the death of the Rev. Littleton Powys, father of the Rev. Littleton Charles Powys, copied out in the latter's hand; the 'Last Blessing' of Maria Priscilla Powys, mother of the Rev. Littleton Charles Powys, 1832, copied out in the latter's hand, with a note on recto in the hand of Amelia Powys, mother of the Rev. Charles Francis Powys, and notes on dorse in the hands of the Rev. Littleton Charles Powys and Amelia Powys; and a letter, [18?67], to the Rev. Littleton Charles Powys from his son, Littleton Albert Powys, with a note on the envelope [by the latter's niece, Marian Powys].