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Miscellaneous papers of Edward Octavius Cotton. Includes: incomplete letter headed "Brock's Buildings" addressed "Dear
Edward" from Quaker woman, ?relative: Harry, many condemned her, many afraid to side with her for fear of grieving Ma, young man looking for job in Melbourne but might go to New Zealand after writing to Uncle Thomas Lidbetter, Arthur had called at Uncle A.G. Pollard's (11.3.81 }; incomplete letter from "Earlham": E.0.C. could not have made better choice [of bride], Helen Grueber had been "one of my patients" when others despaired of her, Lincoln and Duke broken in for ploughing, foster care for Ruby and foal, 3.6.1881 (letter incomplete from ? Edith c. daughter of John and Mary Ann (Wills) Cotton); notes for obituary of Francis Cotton 1883; draft letters
or articles, including: "national recreation grounds", "Quakerism"; typed article for the Courier, "The Schoutens" by E.0.C. 1905; poem, "Meredith Fishery Bay 1879"; note about income: "just manage to keep out of debt and provide my family with the bare necessaries of life ... more than 99 out of 100 farmers can say" 1895; New Year card: "Edward with Helen's love"; notebook containing miscellaneous memoranda in pencil, including "metallic shingles", paints needed, expenses, shorthand notes, verse on "passing of the sweetest soul", etc. (no name but probably by E.O. Cotton ). Also printed book transferred to Library: "Curfew must not ring tonight" (verse and illustrations, John Walker & Co. London, printed in Holland} inscribed ms: "with Helen's love to Edward" 1888 .

Undated letter from Mary Spencer (nee Grueber) to her sister Helen

Undated music: ms extracts from "Lilli Lilli" and "Auld lang syne", marked ms. W.Barlow

Letters from Mabel Mary Cotton to A.T & E.F Cotton dated c 1949-1967. Includes letters from Sydney where she was nursing, letters from Kelvedon (including mention of bush fires 1967) while Mr and Mrs Cotton were over seas and some letters from Fiji. Most letters were addressed "Dear Olds", some "Dear
Nern", a few to "Frances" and one or two, c 1949, to "Dad" or "Dad & Mern". In a letter of 27 February [1967] she mentions that Doug. and Joan are letting her live in "the Doctor's old rooms" made into a flat, Doug. & Joan's son Crispin Pip just started at Hutchins School.

Letters from William Robert Giblin, Attorney General, dated 17 April 1882, and 15 September 1882.
Real estate duty, electoral voting procedure