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Hodgson of Clopton House: Correspondence and diary notes

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From Arthur Hodgson, Montpellier, Brisbane to Frank Hodgson. He wonders where Frank will be when this reaches him about 10 July. More annoyance about the timing of the mail. Mama has left them 3 weeks and he hopes that she is enjoying herself in Sydney. Charlotte is rather hurt that Frank has not written to her. He says that Emily will write when she is not playing the fool with Grimes. Grimes came out with them in 1853 when Frank was a baby in arms. He is a cousin of John Watts. Tomorrow he has a picnic on the Government Steamer and has 3 honourables coming. None of your Australian 'electro plated nobility'. Cornwallis Hewitt, Littleton and Vannick. They are having lovely weather now, neither too hot nor too cold. Emily keeps house very well, entre nous, she thinks that she is perfection as a housekeeper and is half way to being a good one. . Their Minority is still very strong and they are going on with the Emigration Bill. He must send some more seeds for Mr Hay. He is anxious to hear of the Topaze, which must be in England by now. They are having a good season but wool is very low, sqatting is down and many have lost.