Mrs. B. C. Howard’s “Binderloo” Curry
Benjamin Chew Howard wrote genuinely loving letters to his wife, the former Jane Grant Gilmor. In one he quoted a poem, telling Mrs. Howard “time has not ‘dimmed your eye.’” It was 1835 and Jane Howard was 34, hardly an old matron. Still, the sentiment was sweet. The letters between Mr. and Mrs. B. C….
