Letter from Henry Thomas Colebrooke to Belinda Sutherland Colebrooke, 23 April 1817

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Letter from Henry Thomas Colebrooke to Belinda Sutherland Colebrooke in which he regrets that Belinda will have heard via Mr Mackenzie that it is necessary for him to contest for the County of Lanark. He says that Mr Mackenzie can show her all the correspondence and she must console herself with the benefits when she comes of age. Colebrooke's mother has returned from Castle Ashby and they expect Mrs Sutherland and Louisa from Brighton this week. Mary Ann goes back to Camberwell. Handwritten, dated 23 April 1817.