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Mary, Newby Hall to Amabel, Wrest Park Provides extracts from Tom's letter from St. Petersburg, dated September 1. He hopes to reach Moscow for the Emperor's coronation, however he is uncertain which route to take to Vienna. He is impressed with St. Petersburg, and has found the inhabitants curious about English culture and customs. Mentions Mrs Carew has an eye infection and comments, in reply to her previous questions, "No, I think our Uncle did not die rich in proportion to his rather bravado talking of the fortune he could leave his granddaughters".

28 Sep 1801

From: 1801 To: 1801

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Lucas,
de Grey, Amabel, 1st Countess,
Yorke, Amabel,
Grantham, Mary Jemima, Baroness,
Yorke, Mary Jemima,
de Grey of Wrest, Thomas Philip Weddell, 2nd Earl,
Carew,
Yorke, John,
Yorke

family correspondence, Newby Hall, letters, general royalty, travel, Russians, eye infection, general family, Wrest, Wrest Park (house), Mulwith with Newby, St.Petersburg, Moscow, Vienna, England