Henry Crabb Robinson, 30 Russell Square, London, to Elizabeth Reid, Ladies College, Bedford Square, 23 October 1856.

30 Russell Square

23 Octr 1856

My dear Mrs Reid

       As the patroness of a college you know the moaning of Earnest (arrha) to confirm a bargain or a promise –

       This hung up in the young ladies Studies – Where it can be seen & read will amuse them and remind you of your friend

                         &c &c &c

                                    H. C. Robinson

Ladies College

Bedford Square

Text: BC/RF/103/4/18, Archives, Royal Holloway University of London.