“A perpetual state of honeymoon” – snapshots from a Victorian marriage – Epilogue
The 14th of March 1867 is the last day for which we have letters for both Sir Malcolm and Lady Helen MacGregor in this collection. The rest of the letters […]
Sir Malcolm Murray MacGregor
“A perpetual state of honeymoon” – snapshots from a Victorian marriage – 14th March 1867
Malcolm begins his letter with the fact that he has been ferreting all day and then details how he has decided to change his travel plans. He explains that he […]
“A perpetual state of honeymoon” – snapshots from a Victorian marriage – 13th March 1867
Malcolm starts his letter with a warning: ‘I am going to treat you very shabbily – for after getting 3 letters from you this morning I am about to give […]
“A perpetual state of honeymoon” – snapshots from a Victorian marriage – 12th March 1867
In his letter, Malcolm responds to the suggestion made by his mother to Helen that he is overstaying his welcome with the Murrays at Scone Palace: ‘I am sure of […]
“A perpetual state of honeymoon” – snapshots from a Victorian marriage – 11th March 1867
Helen’s letter to Malcolm of this date begins with a short discussion of how long it taken for Malcolm’s letters from Scotland to reach her in Surrey. There were several […]
“A perpetual state of honeymoon” – snapshots from a Victorian marriage – 10th March 1867
‘My own dearie husband. I meant of course to go to church this morning, but it is pouring, thick fine rain & there’s also such a fog I really can’t […]
“A perpetual state of honeymoon” – snapshots from a Victorian marriage – 9th March 1867
There is just one letter surviving in the bundle for 9th March 1867, and that is one from Malcolm to Helen. Most of the letter is devoted to the subject […]
“A perpetual state of honeymoon” – snapshots from a Victorian marriage – 8th March 1867
Lady Helen wrote to her husband twice on the 8th March, one letter early in the day and the other in the evening. In the first letter Helen outlines her […]
“A perpetual state of honeymoon” – snapshots from a Victorian marriage – 7th March 1867
In her letter of this date, Lady Helen speaks of a knitted finger guard that she has sent her husband, worried that it might not be the right size. One […]
“A perpetual state of honeymoon” – snapshots from a Victorian marriage – 6th March 1867
There is no letter from Helen to Malcolm on the 6th March, and the one from Malcolm to Helen is full of details about what they are looking for in […]