L30/9/111/21

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12 Jun 1769

From: 1769 To: 1769

Thanks for last letter before leaving Richmond to spend summer at Wrest. About to leave for farmhouse in Gloucestershire. "Do the inhabitants of this place the justice to say that they are good-natured enough to be pleased with our living amongst them and will I don't doubt regret our departure next week". Dinner for dozen militia officers; assembly at night for acquaintances in general; little concert, French horn and 4-5 other instruments below stairs" Lady Margaret. Masquerade. Duke of Grafton's? marriage. Dean dines out today, only evening writer not engaged for fortnight. Best wishes attend Lady Bell and Lady Mary - pray inform Lady Bell her boy is in breeches.... slow progress in his studies, and must "be handed over to her secular arm when I come to London as I know she wishes him to be a scholar."

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Yorke, Margaret,
Heathcote, Margaret,
Grafton, Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of

CORRESPONDENCE, MARRIAGE