Letters to George Meredith to his wife, Mary, from   M. Grantham   dated 1840-1841. From Cambria  to Mrs Meredith in Hobart:  young ladies pleased with their dresses, John 's things, needed "delicate mittens", cotton, calico, cinnamon, black pepper, carpet broom;  young ladies quite well and no vigilance would be spared but progress in their studies likely to be slow in Mrs. M.'s absence as she had less time; dinner times, needed "Cobbit's Grammar";  unable to acquire needlewoman  but understood there were some in last prison ship.  Also account of goods had by Miss Grantham placed  to Mrs Meredith's account, including clothing,  material, tooth brushes and tooth powder, ink, book of poems, slate writing paper and note of her salary £63 . 1Os