L30/13/20/17

Frederick, Nocton to Baroness Grantham He has instructed Hoares to page her the money. Mentions the staff ball took place on Wednesday, and he is to be a steward next year. They have recently had many visitors, including, Henry Ellis, Miss Hobart, and Mr Eden. They expect numerous visitors next week, including Mr and Miss Vyner, Richard Canterland, Pepys and Brownlow. He is going to William Pelham's to shoot. Henry's book, concerning China, is selling well. His next book is published tomorrow, which is an account of the naval occurrences of the expedition by Mr Macleod. His wife and daughter, Eleanor, are well. He says, "Eleanor is remarkably well, and gets very amusing: she is certainly a clever child, and we reckon her a beauty also". Mentions they have had heavy rain.

31 Oct 1817

From: 1817 To: 1817

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Lucas,
Grantham, Mary Jemima, Baroness,
Ripon, Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of,
Hoares Limited,
Ellis, Henry,
Hobart,
Eden,
Vyner,
Canterland, Richard,
Pepys,
Brownlow,
Pelham, William,
MacLeod,
Robinson, Samuel,
Hobart, Sarah Albinia Louisa

family correspondence, manuscripts, Hoares Limited, family/personal financial affairs, estates personnel, balls, steward, social activities, shooting, books, authors, publishing, naval actions, general family, general children, rain, Wrest, Nocton, China