Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    WY992/5
  • Title
    Contain request that when she dies her body will be placed with Lord MacCartney’s in the new vault. Lord MacCartney had said that, “he desired to have a very private funeral” there were only three mourning coaches and Lord Hertford’s and our own that followed. Lord Hertford and General Benson, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Burwell, Mr. Forgatt (the Lawyer) with four of our own servants were the mourners”.
  • Date free text
    10 Apr 1806
  • Production date
    From: 1806 To: 1806
  • Scope and Content
    Intends to go to Lady Lonsdale’s (her eldest sister) villa near Fulham. Fulham is useful as she can easily come into town for business in a morning. Also does not want to go to Chirwick at that time. Lady MacCartney has also got for life the interest of “whatever money there is in the funds”. She also has a problem. The furniture, linen and china is not going to be hers but she can use it as long as she is alive and when she dies it will go to Mrs. Hume, in the state it is in at that time, and wants to know what to do and as she says, “ for you know linnen wears out and china is broke”. Thinks it might be an idea to let such a big house but there is the problem that she will only be able to let it from year to year in case she dies but may be with Mrs. Hume’s permission it could be leased out. The Irish estate is worth £4,000 per year and at his death Lord MacCartney had £2,463.10s.5d. plus “arrears from India House of £337.10s.10d. and from the Exchequer of £800, we received dividends of £3,009.12s.4d. imperial annuities which at the present price is worth £27,270 – there is however a deduction of £500 due upon his Lordship’s bond to us”. But she must pay the undertaker herself and give all the servants mourning out of her own pocket. Mrs. Hume has discovered a mistake in the will, her third son is named in the will Robert but it should be John.
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