L30/14/333/207

From Fritz, Whitehall to 2nd Baron Grantham:

11 May 1779

From: 1779 To: 1779

Lord Chatham delivered Grantham's letter. Resembles nephew of Cameranas in Spanish Guards. Packet of musick & drawings to follow. Chatham visited wife in Hayes for few days. Vicuna left with M. Henri in Paris. Chatham impressed with Grantham's attentions. Count Arander & Prince Salm polite in Paris. Grantham's sore throat, avoid damp. Garden of the Island to be improved by embankment towards river. Music to be sent to Mr. Paxton for Branciforte's pianoforte. Kaunitz should follow Fritz & Masin's example if he is no better. Approves of riding for Grantham in preference to solitary walks. Portugal's honeymoon over. Hopes Canora has not put Jalousies [blinds/shutters - OED] to windows as at Rejas; ominous. Commission of Grantham's for Aunt Stainforth, not explicit enough, will send a piece of her work with echantillons of the worsteds used. Aunts Stainforth & Jemmy not well. Cousin to Portsmouth, off to America [James Worsley see also 333/208]. Decyphered message; Almodobar seems much dissatisfied with our answer to his last dispatches. Calling upon Sir Stanier Porter to give him Grantham's letter. Dined at Mr. Parker's with Lord Milsington, Mr. Walpole & Sir Joshua. Ranelagh with Lady Pelham, Lord Middleton & Harriet in evening. Tom & Harry coming to Town together. Dined at the Martin's with his brother & sister, Mr. & Mrs. Cocks, Miss Thistlethwaite, Captain Ellis & Mr. Bromley. Queen's House at night. Dined at Lord Hertford's with Lord & Lady Hertford, Mr. & Mrs. Cecil, Mrs Howe, Lord Dudley, Lord Hinchingbrooke, Lord Exeter, Mr. Humphrey Morris & Hugh Conway. Long conversation with latter about Spain etc... Not sorry he arrived too late with Admiral Arbuthnot as has the command of a frigate, Portsmouth next Thursday. Grand function in Sackville St., Lord & Lady Macclesfield, Lord Parker, Lady Mary Parker, General Parker, Lord Hinton, Lady Susan Poulett, Mr. Dunning. Lord Parker has the air of a young Grandee, Lady Mary far from pretty etc... Ranelagh in evening with Nanny, Mr. Parker & Mr. Dunning. Bespoke new Post Chaise by Mr. Norton. Cost about 100 guineas minus £35 for old travelling chaise & £10 for chaise used from Devon. Using Mr. Norton because of his previous fair dealings with Lord Pelham & Tom and he provided Fritz's Vis a vis. Jersey; attempt on, over; merely a gasconade or revenge for losses. Decyphered message; orders were not sent to India till after the Toulon fleet had sailed. They went by hand.

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Chatham,
Paxton,
Kaunitz,
Masin,
Stainforth,
Almodobar,
Porter, Stanier,
Milsington,
Walpole,
Reynolds, Joshua,
Pelham,
Middleton,
Martin,
Cock,
Thistlewaite,
Ellis,
Bromley,
Hertford,
Cecil,
Howe,
Dudley,
Hinchingbrooke,
Exeter,
Humphrey,
Morris,
Conway, Hugh,
Arbuthnot,
Macclesfield,
Parker,
Parker, Mary,
Hinton,
Poulett, Susan,
Dunning,
Norton,
Worsley, James