| Description | The majority of these letters were written to John Howard Galton while he was at school at Oxford in Lucy Ann Patterson's probable capacity as employee and companion of the Galton family. As such, they largely discuss domestic matters such as the supply of books and clothing, and the distribution of his regular allowance. However, they also contain information about the health and social activities of members of the Galton family, both at Dudson, and while visiting other parts of the country, and a large number of them include details about John Howard Galton's many pets and about the garden at Dudson. There are also a small number of letters dating from the time of his marriage to Isabella Strutt, and concern decoration work being carried out on his house at Spring Hill, supervised by Lucy Ann Patterson |