Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    L30/14/333/211
  • Title
    From Fritz, Whitehall to 2nd Baron Grantham:
  • Date free text
    25 May 1779
  • Production date
    From: 1779 To: 1779
  • Scope and Content
    Red & blue cloth has been shipped to Cadiz. Acquiring a cheap Chaise at Madrid not a bad scheme, will save the old Coach, too heavy for sale in England etc... New Post Chaise will be plain & fashionable, small windows falling into disuse. [Henry] Swinburne's book; Spaniards will not like, M. Anduaga dissatisfied. Little children [Jack and Theresa Parker] delighted with Grantham's letters to them. Portugal's marriage indelicately consummated etc... Lord Harrington married to Miss Fleming. To Petersham after ceremony. Disapproves of Spanish fashion of making young bride step from her bed into a crowded Levée, however, there is an indecent excess of delicacy in England on this. M. Ramel proving a reasonable companion to Grantham, agreeable society to form when Masin returns. Mr. Massingey, Madame Condon's nephew is lively & polite. Visits between Navy Captains & the Consul in Lisbon; unsettled etiquette. Accounts for Conway's Walpolism. Tommy Townshend gave Lord Chatham a dinner, probable Chatham's father recommended T.T. to him. May be interested in Miss Mary Townshend. Sir Jago has taken house at Aranjuez to keep company with Portugal etc. Bill of Lading for Duchess of Arcos's Pianoforte enclosed [not present]. Branciforte's Pianoforte bespoken. Price of each the same, 18 guineas, one guinea insurance & some shillings expences. Insurance of Grantham's furniture will be very considerable if he returns before establishment of Peace. Lord Pelham to Stanmer, Tom & Harry to Pepper Harrow. Dined at Mr. Parker's with Sir T. Acland, Mr. Hugh and Sir Joshua [Reynolds]. Sir Thomas well but in the miserable situation of rejoicing one of his son is dead and lamenting the other is alive. The King's picture by Sir Joshua, head done, little liberty taken with wig. Thinks Queen will sit. Hoping to paint whole family as West has already. Attended Ranelagh. Dined with Nanny, attended Brookes. Mr. Parker dined at Duke of Northumberland's at Sion. Tete a tete with Nanny, carried little boy to Kensington Gardens, thence to Queen's House. Spent day in garden. Mr. Parker having dinner with jockeys etc... Innumerable boats bound for Greenwich etc. Ranelagh not full of holiday people. Drank tea with Madame Almodobar and Mr. Condon. The Embassador was at Vauxhall. Town will be thin after Birthday. Parliament may sit late but will not be well attended. Pelhams leave 20 June. Aislabies gone to Hendon for month. Fritz not going to Yorkshire, but not because of travelling tax etc... Sandby; more views of Naples out, not published by subscription. State Trials; new edition out periodically. Draper has taken it for Grantham. Duke of Rutland better. Lord Townshend's second son candidate for University whenever a vacancy occurs. To stand upon Lord Granby's interest in opposition to Duke of Grafton & Government & would vote out Charles Fox. Increase in brotherly intimacy between Tom & Harry, value of which etc... Fritz acting as Lady Pelham's Attorney General on some business.
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