Chiefly from Lily Ballot (née Belloc), chiefly to members of her family, including her mother, Louise Swanton Belloc; her godmother, Adelaide de Montgolfier; her sister Louise; her brother Louis and her sister-in-law Bessie (née Parkes). Addressed variously to Chère bonne mère / Chère bonne amie etc. Chiefly written 1870-71, when Lily remained in Paris during the Franco-Prussian War and the Siege of Paris, many of the letters talk of the situation in Paris during this period: precautions against the arrival of the Prussians, eg taking jewels to safekeeping; the political situation, including mention of Général Trochu; her financial situation; her son, René Millet, who was in the French army; her son Charles; news of others, including her godmother (Adelaide de Montgolfier) and Aunt Jenny Bibron and, in March 1871, the post-war cleaning up of the family house at La Celle St Cloud. There are also a few later letters, dated 1877,1880, 1881, 1882, 1883 and 1895.