Letter to Andrew Inglis Clark, Tasmania from Joseph G. Witton, Melbourne, dated 26th May 1885

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Sending more books with this letter with apologies for the delay. Took FG to a reading of Hamlet by a Walter Morgan at the church, terribly dreary production, his pronunciation was peculiar. FG had to read at the next meeting which was in a different venue, totally unsuited for the audience so her paper was a distressing failure. Walter's (Gill) health very feeble.Letters between Andrew Inglis Clark, Tasmania and Joseph G. Witton, Melbourne, 13 Sept 1882 - 9 Dec 1885 regarding his work as a law clerk in Melbourne, his friends, especially Walter Gill, religion, the Unitarian Church, George Walters, Mrs Webster, visit of Moncure Conway in 1883, family, health, Miss Witton's estate in England, books, chess and the foundation of the Chess Club 1883-4, visit to Ballarat, U.S. Independence Day 1883. C4/C344