Josephine Butler to Miss Forsaith

Written from Dover. Tuesday [13 Jul] No date but written just before / on the way to the International Federation Conference held at Brussels 15-17 Jul 1897 (Thurs-Sat).

Asks if the Office will send for her pamphlet ['The Constitutional Iniquity involved in all forms of the regulation of prostitution'] to the list of friends she encloses. She bemoans how often she has to cross the Channel, and there is at the moment such a rough sea. Asks her friend if Lady Henry Somerset's recantation comes about openly to send her the news to Brussels.

'Send for me my pamphlet to the following people'

This was 'Truth before everything' 1897

For note on this see letter of 7 Aug 1897 JB to Miss Priestman. The list included: Mr Dymock; Mrs William Grey, Mme de Gingins; Mrs Mawson

'Dover'

'In 24 hours Lady H Somerset will recant'

Supposed to have been whispered to members of the BWTA at the meeting. Lady Henry's 'retraction' was not made till 8 Feb 1898.

Biog: Mr Dymock, Mr Levy (Personal Rights Journal), Mrs William Grey, Mme de Gingins, Mrs Terrell, The Bergners, Mrs Amos, Lady Henry Somerset, Lady Frederick Cavendish, Mrs Mawson