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Letter from Agneta Yorke to Jemima Yorke. Happy to see them all on their way to Wrest, either at breakfast or dinner. Rejoices that amiable nieces were so well entertained at Oxford, thanks for lively description of their amusements. Blenheim charming "but from what I have heard of the House, it is not to be lived in with any comfort". Mother confined by a fall a few days ago. She herself has been constantly out in the air all day with Miss Halsey either on foot or horseback and is tanned to a degree that would surprise: "I have given up complexion for spirits with great pleasure". Children all well; Joseph much improved in language and can tell a story with tolerable grace provided he is not obliged to make use of more than a dozen words. What of the Dean's family? [Typed transcript available]

24 Jun 1770

From: 1770 To: 1770

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Halsey,
Yorke, Joseph Sydney,
Johnson,
Dean,
Yorke, Agneta,
Yorke, Jemima

personal correspondence, women's history, horse riding, CHILDREN, Wrest Park, Blenheim Palace, Oxford