L30/14/361/1

From Lord Robert Spencer, Turin to 2nd Baron Grantham, Madrid:

17 Sep 1771

From: 1771 To: 1771

Has been in Florence five months, was leaving after two but fell in love. Staying in Turin two or three days on way to Paris. England by November. Tuesday Club will miss Grantham. Pleased Frederick with him. Good for Frederick [Grantham’s brother] too "anything better than the Law - all our Lawyers will drop off by degrees except Eden... St. John won't hold another year". Sir William Lynch has received "a fogramish [antiquated, old fashioned - O.E.D.], official letter" from Grantham. If writing to Spencer, direct to Lambert in Paris, afterwards to Marlborough House. Dickson's compliments to Grantham and Frederick. Dickson has the Clap may have given it to a Gibretti he 'encounter’d' at Bologna. Describes symptoms he had beforehand.

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Robinson, Frederick,
Lynch, William,
Lambert,
Dickson,
Eden,
St. John