Blackwell Family
Kitty Barry
From Kilgour, Mary S.The Paragon Hotel,
Ramsgate
5 August 1910.
Dear Miss Barry,
We hope that our
keeping Mrs. Tubbs'
nice letter so long
has not inconvenienced
you.
You see where
we are.  We came
here yesterday.  Miss
Browne wanted to ask
you to come over for
the day, but we found 
that you would be more

than 5 hours in the 
train for less than
5 hours here, so
that seemed too much
to ask, too tiring
for you.  So she 
gave up the pleasant
idea.
It occurred to her,
when I read your
letter aloud to her
and reached your
sentence "If I could
afford it I would 
give the house as a
Memorial", why should 
not the house be the 
Memorial, if enough
money can be collected
for that?  for she said
it could be used as 
a rest-house for medical
students to come to
for a little change and
fresh air, and she
thought D. would like 
that.  What do you
think?  The suggestion
seems to me even better
than that of a stained
glass window, especially
in view of Mrs. Tubbs' letter.
If this plan were thought
good, there would
then be no objection
to the fountain in
the wall.
(Incidentally I
may say that, whatever
you sold the house for,
Govt would go by 
their own valuation,
quite irrespective of
your action!  But
this is not to say that
you ought to lower the
price, not at all.  For
you could give what you
chose of course,)
[*without that, if the thing were
done at all.*]
No, it was not I that
had the controversy
with Miss Betham
Edwards.  I wish I 
knew who had, and
wish I could see the
whole thing.  I merely
saw a perfectly absurd 
letter from Miss B. E.
in one of the Hastings
papers, on the subject
you refer to.  I asked
myself whether I shd
reply, and decided
not to.  It was quoted
from the Athenæum, I think.I was annoyed.  Just
as you say Mme Bodichon
gave £1000 (the first,
you say, and I don't
doubt it - shd like 
to think it.
Do you know it?)  Miss
E. A. Manning gave £1000,
and Miss Davies & her
Comm. collected £8000 
([She] Miss E. D. did most
of that Madame Bodichon
told me)
and that made the 
first £10,000.Miss Browne came
here for a few baths
for her poor knee.
We return on Tuesday.
Some time I hope
you will put me right
about Mr. Edwin Pratt's
statement, will you?
Miss Browne asks 
me to say that the
large number of letters
from Dr. which she has
will be available whensome adequate
supplement to Pioneer
Work can be made,
but that will take time.
I must close.
Yours affectionately,
M.S. Kilgour.58, Borchester Terrace, eel.2.
Tel.: Padd. 7243.
27 June 1921.
Dear Miss Barry,
Miss Browne was
very pleased to receive
your letter.  As it is
impossible for her to write
tonight, she wants me 
to acknowledge it quickly
and to say her reply
shall follow.  She wants
to look out some books.
She would have done that
and have written ere this
if it had not been that
the days have been full
of meetings and committee
meetings.  Indeed
since she was made a
Justice of the Peace, she
has been extremely busy:
for you see that comes on topof all he rest.
Now I will write for
myself, for presently
Miss Browne will write
for herself.
I am very sorry to
hear about your eyes,
and hope you will be
able to preserve the sight
that remains to you
in the right eye.  The
voyage may do you good,
and I hope it will stop the neuralgia.
I should have liked to
see you before you go.  I
fear it will not be possible
to manage that, but the
only chance would be in 
Liverpool; I suppose you
do sleep there on the night
of the 29th?  Miss Browne

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58, Borchester Terrace, eel.2.
Tel.: Padd. 7243.
is not going north that I
know of, and has a 
great deal to do in Sidmouth,
(Devon), but I have
to go to Edinburgh on family
business, so there might be
just a chance of putting
that business into the earlier
part of the week in which
you leave and travelling home
via Liverpool.  But you
will have so much to think 
of that this might be no
kindness, and I should not
like to take up even a few
minutes to your discomfort.
If I do not see you again
please accept my hearty
good wishes for your happiness.
My thoughts always revert
in regard to you to the
summer of 1874 when 
I visited Dr. Blackwell
at 5, Blandford Square
and she talked to me of
you as "my Kitty."
My best wishes - in a less
degree! to "Jock", that he
may long live healthy and
happy and attached to his
mistress.
With ever kind remembrances,
Yours sincerely,
M. S. Kilgour.[*M. Kilgour*]
22 Westbourne Square, W.
1 March 1909.
Dear Miss Barry,
I do thank you 
for your delightful letter.
I have kept thinking
how cold this weather
is for dear Dr. Blackwell,
and feeling a little
frightened lest even all
your care should not
quite keep it out of her 
room.  

It is such good news that our coming was not too
much for dear Dr.  
I was glad to see
you too; and of
course Annie
was, but she
is not here to
send a message.
My love to Dr.
and thank you
ever so much.
Very sincerely,
M. S. Kilgour

Annie has had 
sunshine at 
Sidmouth.
And now you send a 
good report, -- the joy 
in which Annie will 
share tomorrow when 
she returns from Sidmouth.
It is a great privilege 
to know Dr. Blackwell 
and to enjoy so much 
more than one deserves 
from her. We love her, -
but that you know. 
It just occurred to 
me that there is a tiny 

handwarmer, such as 
people can take in a 
muff, about the size 
of a small prayerbook 
and covered with stuff. 
It is Japanese. You
 light something inside
 and shut it up. Would 
that be nice to cuddle?
 Just for the fingers? 
I got one for a sister
 of mine. I won't 
think any more about 
it unless you say "send it" 
so don't feel bothered, youneed not write about it.
I wish Mrs. Tubbs
cd see Dr. Blackwell.
She seemed so wistful
when I told her we
had.
It is wonderful
that you as well as
Khaki can brave the
morning winds and snow
like that!  perhaps
Khaki desires courage
from you.  I am glad
it has cured your cold!!
But I can believe it!
Writing from
58, Porchester Terrace W.
Sunday Night.
Dear Miss Barry,
Miss Browne was
going to write, but she
has lost so much time
over a poor man whom
she is trying to help that
she can hardly get through,
and so you will forgive
her using my pen, will 

of course, indeed you might say it of a pure hearted
person who had not 
that faith.
Do write
sometimes, even
if briefly.  I
feel I should like never
entirely to lose sight of you.
Yours very sincerely,
M. S. Kilgour.
Annie says to put the
drawing where this copy
shows it.

You not? She found that on Monday and Tuesday, and Wednesday too she had so much work that if you did change your plan and do the less convenient and more costly thing (as she explained to me) she could hardly male it worth your while early this week. I told her that when-I first urged the meeting
you had replied
"on my way back 
from Kilmun;"
and that it was only
I who had been in
a hurry for the meeting.
She said she thought
on the way back would
be much better, there
would be time to arrange.
She sent you a telegram
this morning.
Miss Appel comes
here to dinner tomorrow and
Ms Kilgour
Annie can find out what she could do as [far as] regards [to] the letters in this house. I enclose a letter drawn out copy of the suggested [?]. I have put [it] in the references that Mr. Tubbs wanted. Annie thinks that you might find another text [other] than the one from Matthew, but I can't think of one that would better carry out your idea of an allusion to her faith in another life-- though it is not explicit.[*with 1909 lulu*]
22 Westbourne Sq. W.
Wednesday Night.
Dear Miss Barry,
It was a great 
pleasure to have a
peep at Dr., and to
have real talks with 
you.
I am glad to 
think that if it should
be possible you will

it straight?  I only thought it so delightful!
Yours affectionately
M. S. Kilgour.
I send my love 
to dear Doctor,
on the chance.tell her of Mrs. Browne's
great kindness towards
the end, and for 
long there had been a
change.  I had been
wanting to tell Dr.
all this year, but
was afraid of having
to labour it or do it 
in a way that was
a failure, or tire her.
I wish I had told you
sooner, but you see
I never felt as much
at home with you as
lately.  You have been
so kind.
Today we got to
London about 11.45
and Annie took the 
1 o'clock to Sidmouth.
She so kindly invited
me, but there were
things I wanted to
do here.
Would it be asking too great a favour, or inconveniencing [of] you, if I ask if I may carefully cover  your book and lend it - in 2 directions? It would be in safe hands, if I may? Being American, I doubt if my sister and teacher friend could get it. But would it keep it too long? Say, please, if I shall not return.