Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    L30/14/333/196
  • Title
    From Fritz, Whitehall to 2nd Baron Grantham:
  • Date free text
    13 Apr 1779
  • Production date
    From: 1779 To: 1779
  • Scope and Content
    Red cloth; still not recovered. Duff & Welsh and Shadwell consulted. Wishes something could be done for the latter. Glad accident of Axle trees breaking was no worse. Seriously thinking of bespeaking new Post Chaise etc... If Portugal marries the Martina he will be a Cuckold etc... Munro's magnificent returns for Fritz's mere memorandums. Done with Vicuna for this year. Intends to make morning frock. Deferring Ranelagh one until 15 June. Grantham's scheme for Liveries is prudent. Fritz will not give his new ones until the King's birthday. Will dine with Lord Weymouth that day etc... Will be glad to hear of safe arrival of case at Madrid. May send parcel of books including Baskerville Bible from Storer, Monmorin's watch, Revilla Gigedos & Orcautas' buttons & little Girl's picture [Theresa Parker]. All Angelica [Kauffmann's] pictures to be sold by Auction. Grantham's etchings improving. Belmontes match should be on or off. Supposes Venice not rich enough to take that part of the house which Richterer inhabited. Pelhams have lost suit of lace intended for Lady Middleton. Discussion regarding growing fat. Grantham will not need a faxa in England. Hoping no truth in reports of Lady Ossory. Person talked of was a son of Lord Bates. Saw Lady Hertford, not sure if her son returns from Gibraltar by sea or land. Dined at Lord Pelham's with Miss Stainforth & Mr. Courtail. Tom coming to London until Regiment marches to Exeter. Duke of Richmond wants site changed. Harry to town next month. Mr. Parker lucky to have Regiment in Barracks at Plymouth. Sir David Lindsay to command in West. Private party at Lord Edgcumbe's for Spanish Embassadress. Latter's assemblies resume on 27th. Played Whist with Lady Jerningham. Saw Lady Pembroke, afflicted by eye inflammation. Common this winter. Masquerade at Haymarket. Masks seen at Marlborough House. Lord Sandwich upset at death of Miss Ray. Lived with him 17 years. Aunt Jemmy has imprudently come to town, wants to see three sons before they leave, cost of her journey would fit one of them out. Queen's House, talking about Spain, life & adventures of Duchess of Arcos. Happier to resume status of attentive admirer as he was in Cardinal Valenti's cell at the Escurial. Strange mixture of ridiculous vulgarisms, Mr. Martin's[?] prints. All well at Sackville St.
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