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Letters written by Susan May Inge [mother of W.I. Inge] to her mother Caroline Churton. All but one are written from Bournemouth where her son died aged 1. The letters after his death are edged in black.

(1) written from 1 Adelaide View, Bournemouth, 23 Dec 1864

(2) St Stephen’s Day [26 Dec] 1864

(3) 4 Jan 1865

(4) 13 Feb 1865 – includes a description of W.R. Inge’s character as a child

(5) 2 Mar 1865

(6) 6 Mar 1865

(7) 15 Mar 1865 [2 letters written on the same day] – convey the news of the death of her baby son Edward

(8) 17 Mar 1865

(7) 18 Mar 1865 – with a description of the funeral and photographs of baby Edward and of his grave

(8) 19 Mar 1865

(9) 22 Mar 1865

(10) 27 Mar 1865

(11) 29 Mar 1865

(12) 31 Mar 1865

(13) 3 Apr 1865

(14) 7 Apr 1865

(15)11 Apr 1865

(16) 12 Apr 1865

(17) Easter Monday 1865

(18) 24 Apr 1865

(19) 4 May 1865 – describes the cross put up over Edward’s grave and the sorrow of leaving him as they journeyed home

(20) 13 May 1865 – written from Daventry [Northamptonshire] on their journey home

Letters written by Susan May Inge [mother of W.I. Inge] to her son when he was between the ages of 8 and 14.

(1) 19 June 1868, written from Crayke

(2) 22 June 1868, written from Crayke

(3) 25 June 1868, written from Crayke

(4) 29 June 1868, written from Crayke

(5) 18 Aug 1868, written from Crayke.
There is an extra letter at the end written in pencil from his sister Sophy [Agnes Sophia] in a child’s hand. It reads:

Crayke Aug 15th
My dear Ralph
Have you begun a letter to me today? Kind Granny and Uncle Harry took me for a drive to Brandsby and Stillington. There was a little thunder at dinnertime. I wonder whether you are seeing Uncle Carl’s farm.
A.S. Inge

(6) 29 Aug 1868

(7) 16 July 1871 written from Crayke

(8) 18 July 1871

(9) 25 Aug 1871

(10) 2 Sept 1871

(11) 2 Nov 1871

(12) 3 Nov 1871

(13) 7 Feb 1872

(14) 16 Aug 1872, written from Crayke

(15) 20 Aug 1872

(16) 24 Aug 1872, written from Langton Green

(17) 14 June 1873, written from Crayke

(18) 17 June 1873, written from Crayke

(19) 19 June 1873, written from Crayke

(20) 1 Oct 1874 written from Stowe Hall, Litchfield

(21) Letter written by his sister Carol in pencil and in a child’s hand:

My dear Ralph

Are you going to make funny pictures in the sand? Charlie has found his old grey squeaking horse. Archie is sitting in the wagon waiting for his horse to be harnessed.

Dr Ryott was here today and Charlie says ‘Dr Y’ott was very saucy to me – he said I was Don Bull’

[There is a picture of a small child in a chair with the caption: ‘This picture is Charlie']

I am your dear little affectionate sister CAROL
I have made ‘Carol’ in Big letters all myself

[possibly his sister Mary Caroline]

(22) Letter from his brother Charles Cuthbert (1868–1937) written in blue pencil and all in capital letters apart from the greeting:

My dear Ralph
I WANT YOU TO COME BACK. WE SAW A LITTLE BOY DRIVING A CART. I SEND MY LOVE
TO SOPHY AND WALTER. WE ARE COME DOWN TO TAKE CARE F MAMA. WE ARE GOING TO DINE DOWNSTAIRS.
CHARLIE

(23) 5 letters, undated

(24) 27 Aug [no year], written from Crayke

Letters written by H.B.W. Churton whilst on his travels in Europe and the Middle East. They are addressed to Archdeacon Edward Churton at Crayke Rectory [W.R. Inge's grandfather) and Susan May (W.R. Inge's mother) whom he describes as his 'niece and God daughter'.

(1) from 'Uncle Whitaker' to Susan [sometimes called Susanna] May, written from Switzerland, 8 Oct 1843

(2) to Susan May, written from Lucerne, 6 Oct 1846

(3) to Susan May, written from Venice, 29 Oct 1846
At the top of the letter is a colour picture of the entrance to St Mark's Square, Venice

(4) to Edward Churton, written from Naples, 19 Feb 1847

(5) to Edward Churton, written from Cairo, 16 Mar 1847

(6) to Susan May, written from Jerusalem, 6 Apr 1847

(7) to Edward Churton, written from Malta, 4 May 1847

(8) to Edward Churton, written from Nice, 19 Nov 1849

(9) to Edward Churton, written from Nice, 21 Nov 1849

(10) to Edward Churton, written from Nice, 26 Nov 1849

(11) to Edward Churton, written from Nice, 4 Dec 1849

(12) to Susan May written from Cairo, 20 Feb 1850

(13) to Susan May, written from Mount Sinai, 16 Mar 1850

(14) to Susan May, written from Mount Carmel, Israel, 28 Apr 1850

Letter dated 6 Sept [no year but pre her marriage in 1859] written from Crayke Rectory.

Letter in Italian from Susanna Churton [W.R. Inge's mother] to Giuseppe Guazzairomi. On the back is a transcript of 'Jerusalem Delivered Canto 4 I' with a translation into Italian.

On the back of this is a reply from Giuseppe Guazzairomi in Italian.

Telegram from Mrs Inge to the Revd W. Inge, 1881, which reads:

“Ralph has won the Porson Scholarship we have had a telegram from him just now”

List of prizes and scholarships won whilst at Cambridge and a list of his Greek and Latin Odes and compositions, 1882.

Six letters to his mother from a holiday in Switzerland.

Letter to 'Will and Mary' [W.R. Inge’s parent] from Cotesbach [Leicestershire] from ‘your loving cousin J.S. W. [probably Watson as W.R. Inge’s grandmother’s maiden name was Watson]

Congratulates them on Ralph’s success in the Newcastle and being awarded a scholarship.

Letter to his mother from King’s College.

Letter to his mother from King’s College.

Letter from W.I Inge to his mother written from Eton.

There is a pencil sketch of the view from his room.

Letter to his mother from Aldenham Grammar School.

In his previous letter he had told his mother that John Kennedy of Aldenham School needed a composition master for three weeks.

Letter to his mother from King’s College, Cambridge [he matriculated from King’s in 1879].

Letter to his mother from King’s College.

Letter to his mother from King’s College.

Letter from W.I Inge to his mother written from Eton.

Letter from W.I Inge to his mother written from Eton.

He describes the Royal Procession to Windsor and seeing Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales, for the wedding of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942), [son of Queen Victoria] and Princess Louise of Prussia.

Letter from W.I Inge to his mother written from Eton.

Letter to his mother from Winchester.

Letter to his mother from Eton.

Letter to his mother from Eton.

Letter to his mother from Eton.

Letter to his mother from Harrow.

He tells her that he had been offered a job teaching at Eton.

Letter to his mother from King’s College.

Letter to his mother from Bonchurch, on Hertford College, Oxford headed paper.

Letter to his mother from Bonchurch, on Hertford College, Oxford headed paper.

Letter to his mother from King’s College.

Letter to his mother written from Hotel Metropole, Cromer.

Letter to his mother written from Cromer.

Letter to his mother written from Beddgelert [Wales] on Good Friday evening.