OR2264

Letter by Richard Orlebar from Hinwick Lodge to Sir Charles Rouse-Boughton explaining why letting Hinwick House

22 March 1870.

From: 1870 To: 1870

Richard Longuet Orlebar’s ‘nominal income was over £4,000 per annum, yet he had only just £2,000 per annum to spend. This was from no fault of his, but rather owing to the improvidence and large families of his predecessors, for when my father succeeded to the property he had only £800 a year to spend, and increased his income to the present amount by careful economy and judicious management’ ‘by living as quietly as possible, he could only just make both ends meet’ only have Frederica ’s £400 in addition but have to pay nearly £1,000 per annum to his mother and sisters. hopes within five to seven years to save £1000 a year plus £300 extra from Dundridge estate, Devon. ‘steadily improving’ pay off government draining loan (at present £240 per annum) hopes then to resume living in the house without pinching and scraping Frederica ill, going to Larden

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Orlebar, Richard,
Rouse-Boughton, Charles Henry,
Orlebar, Richard Longuet,
Orlebar, Frederica St.John

letters, Hinwick Lodge, Hinwick House, family/personal financial affairs, Dundridge, Shropshire Larden Hall