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Agneta, Tittenhanger to Baroness Grantham She is worried that her son, Joseph, has been caught in a storm on his voyage from Jamaica to New York. Her son Charles left her to visit Lord Hardwicke, and will then return to college. Therefore she and her daughter Caroline are now alone, however she has told Mr Philip Yorke, [her step-son], that she wishes to relinquish Tittenhanger by Christmas. Mentions that Charles had the honour of meeting Mrs Jeffrys at Wimpole Hall. She reports that Countess de Grey had a narrow escape, "by the carelessness of the servants letting some flaming spirits out of the Lamp, fall on her apron; It might have been a dreadful accident, and I rejoice that it ended so well". Mrs Jeffrys nearly fainted and had to be revived by some lavender water. Asks when she is going to Whitehall. Condemns Lord Howes expedition to Gibraltar.

13 Oct 1782

From: 1782 To: 1782

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Lucas,
Grantham, Mary Jemima, Baroness,
Yorke, Agneta,
Johnson, Agneta,
Yorke, Joseph,
Yorke, Charles,
Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of,
Yorke, Caroline,
Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of,
Jeffries,
de Grey, Amabel, 1st Countess,
Howe, Richard Howe, 1st Earl

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