BLACKWELL FAMILY               From Rogers, Maria
ELIZABETH BLACKWELL[Caerleou?]
March 8th/45
My dear Cousin
I felt very thankful
to have your kind letter yesterday
morning.  It was forwarded
to me here where I have been
staying with dear Fanny for
a few days.   I do indeed
feel grateful to you for all
the care & trouble you are taking
for my poor Child & truly pray
that under God's blessing
& with the best of human
help which you are so ably
assisting us to secure, thelife so precious to us all may
be spared.  Fanny wrote to you
yesterday telling you she has
arranged to come up to London
on Wednesday.   I would gladly
have come with her, but her
good Husband will allow no one
but himself to take her.  I hope
no unexpected business may
prevent his doing so.  I shall
await most anxiously the 
determination Dr. Barsee may
come to report seeing her.
Poor girl she has not been at
all well lately & is looking very
weary & tired, but she is takingevery care of herself that she can &
She is very hopeful & in capital
spirits.  I have quite enjoyed
being with her for a few days.
I do not mean to let her be alone
much now (should she return home)
until her anxious trial is over.
Rachel & I have been both staying
with her, for we were left quite
alone at Abercarce & found it
rather dull.  Kenyon came
down to see us a fortnight
since & quite unexpectedly
took Lillie back with him
to Liverpool.  So that with [Gwennie?]
& Maggie still in London

the dear old house seemed
quite deserted.  I am trying also
to break myself to the sad parting
which must now so soon come.
You can hardly understand
the pang it will be to leave
a home so endeared to us all, &
with which all the fond
recollections & associations
of the past will each [???]
But after many months of
careful deliberation I think
& hope it is the right step to take
I do hope we may see you & Cousin
M. there once more 'ere we go --
With our united [r???] love to her
Yourself & Kitty ever my dear Cousin
Yrs Affectly
Maria Rogers[*to Dr. Eliz.*]

Clifton Wood, South Cliff
Bournmouth
August 18th
My dear Cousin
We were glad to leave
Kitty's letter last night
& hear of you both - I also
to know that you were
purposing a short Soujourn
in the Isle of Wight - as I hope
we may have an opportunity
of meeting whilst we are 
so near - I do not think
Any steamers go from
Bournmouth to Fresh-
-water - but they oftencross to Cowes and Ryde & perhaps 
from thence we might be 
able to reach Freshwater- 
At any rate I shall certainly 
try to have a peep at you whilst 
you are there. I shall be so 
pleased to see cousin Marian 
again. We have been 
here now a fortnight & are 
delighted with Bournemouth.  
I forget whether 
you know it or not. It is a 
very pretty town & the 
air is delightful & we 
have been most fortunate 

in securing very comfortable 
rooms- in one of the most pleasant 
parts of the town.  We are 
close to the Beach and the Pier, 
the library, and baths. I have 
the pleasure gardens and plenty 
of delightful walks all round 
us.  We are all enjoying 
it exceedingly & I do hope 
it will do us all good.  Dear 
Gwennie seems better 
already &I hope will gain 
strength daily.  Reynold 
superintended our move &[*Maria Rogers*]
brought us down here-he
staid a week with us & we
have now Rachel & her Baby
with us for a month-Will
you give my kind love to Cousin
Marian & tell her how pleased
I shall be to see her again-
Please let us hear from
you when you are settled
at Freshwater & with our
united love to yrself & Kitty,
hoping we shall meet soon
ever dear Cousin
Yrs affectly
Maria Rogers.