Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    L30/14/333/180
  • Title
    From Fritz, Whitehall to 2nd Baron Grantham:
  • Date free text
    19 Feb 1779
  • Production date
    From: 1779 To: 1779
  • Scope and Content
    Fine spring weather, crocuses and almond trees in full bloom. Severe weather reported on Continent. Much snow in Naples. Story of Lady Maynard in Naples; how she save the life of a man of great rank [unnamed], with a paper of James' powders. Celebrated in city, visited by everyone expect Lady Oxford & Lady Berkley. Circumstances of Fritz's joining Almack's Club. Refused twice, accepted third time etc... Subscription ten guineas. Promises not to lay a card to any game of chance until Grantham's return. Club moved to Brooke's in St. James' Street. Tom an unsuccessful candidate as yet. Will clear Grantham's account with old club if he receives any money for him. Tom has a "lurking acrimonious humour in his blood"; breaks out into facial boils, and has unseemly black patch on cheek. Dr. Warren will prescribe water or diet. Will go to Harrogate with him if prescribed. May visit Newby. De la Pierre has not sent Bill of Lading. Dined at Mr. Parker’s. Assembly at Mrs Aislabie’s in evening. Whole Square illuminated, constant fire of squibs, pateraroes, etc... Admiral Keppel dined with Lord Rockingham. Illuminations at West End of town widespread, no mischief done. Dined late at Sackville St., House of Commons not up until 6 o'clock when Mr. Parker brought home Lord Middleton and Sir Charles D'Avers. Concert at Mrs. Milbanke's, hot, crowded, noisy, reverse of functions at Mr. Abrantes'. Lady Mary Fordyce sings better & handsomer than Madame Covres. Court not full owing to fine weather. Nanny hansell'd her new chair, seemed pleased. Dined at Lady Robinson's with Mr. & Mrs. Harry Pelham, Mrs. Guerin & General Peirson, George Hardinge and Mr. Eyre a Nottinghamshire gentleman whose daughter is to marry Mr. Drummond, the late Archbishop's eldest son. Introduced Nanny to Spanish Embassador, M. Almodobar & La Marguerita. Embassadress confined by cold & fluxion caught at Masquerade. Fritz chaperoned Lady Jane Scott & Mrs. Aislabie. Escarano & Las Rosas leave next month. Tour Italy together. Latter returns to England. House of Lords, uninteresting conversation, no order & ill humour. Did Grantham like newspaper cutting of Lord Stormont's speech, did Lord Weymouth ever answer his private letter delivered by Fritz? Children have sat three times [Jack & Theresa Parker for Joshua Reynolds], likeness very strong. Mr. Bamfylde `distractedly' in love with niece of Sir Joshua's & has committed outrages. Sir Joshua has painted another of his nieces reading Clarissa[?]. Mr. & Mrs. Weddel, former thin, latter very fat. He has not yet finished at Newby. Wishes its Tocago[?] was begun. Fritz wants two pictures of the bridges by Marlow for the Eating Room at Newby and two views of the Swale by Davis for Whitehall.
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