Letter to <persName ref="#Talfourd_Thos">T.N. Talfourd</persName>, November 22, 1821 Mary Russell Mitford Lisa M. Wilson Natalie LoRusso Mary Russell Mitford Society: Digital Mitford Project University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Elisa Beshero-Bondar Transcription and coding by Lisa M. Wilson Natalie LoRusso First digital edition in TEI, date: 24 May 2014. P5. Digital Mitford: The Mary Russell Mitford Archive Greensburg, PA, USA 2013

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Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Digital Mitford Letters: The Mary Russell Mitford Archive The John Rylands University Library Mitford-Talfourd Correspondence: Letters from Mary Russell Mitford to Thomas Noon Talfourd: vol. 665 JRL English MS 665 no. 9, Coles no. 23 Letter from Mary Russell Mitford to T.N. Talfourd, 1821 November 22.

Sheet of paper with correspondence on 1 and address leaf on page 2, then folded in thirds twice more and sealed for posting.

Address leaf bearing two postmarks: one black and illegible; one red circular with crown reading FREE 23 NO 23 1821 .

A triangular portion of page 1 has been torn away under the seal.

Red wax seal (back side showing), portion of page one adhered underneath.

 Someone cataloging the letters, apparently other than Mitford, numbered each on page 1. This letter numbered 9.

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 Added full date to titleStmt title. This letter still needs to be proofed against the ms.
Three Mile Cross Thursday My dear Sir

I send you another Catastrophe on the poisoning scheme--I am heartily sorry to give you & Mr. Macready the trouble of looking over so many conclusions, one worse than the other--I had hoped to do better--If you think there is any thing that I can do which may make either of the Catastrophes more tolerable, send it back to me without scruple--You know as well as I do the limited range of my feeble powers. Should you prefer this Conclusion it seems to me that there is one point in the end of the poisoning scene that may be referred to Mr. Macready--whether Foscari can should speak aloud after parting from Marco--Whether he should be seen in anattitude of drinking the poison or at least about to drink it as the scene closes--or whether he should put down the cup on some slight noise or interruption so as to leave the fact doubtful. This is a mere question of stage effect & a very slight alteration of the few lines I have written would be requisite either way. Perhaps if this end be chosen & there should be nothing more material--or rather more troublesome--to send it back for--you would have the very great goodness to do this for me yourself. Once more a thousand thanks for your kindness & a thousand good wishes from us all. I hope you are quite well again.

Ever most sincerely your's, M.R. Mitford
Reading November twenty two 1821 T. N. Talfourd Esqre. 1Pump Court Temple J.B. Monck London