Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    L30/15/54/224
  • Title
    From 2nd Baron Grantham, Newby Park to Fritz (Frederick):
  • Date free text
    26 Jun 1784
  • Production date
    From: 1784 To: 1784
  • Scope and Content
    Lady Robinson and Mrs. Arthington's Parties. Fritz missing Miss Dalton's departure for Yorkshire. Hopes she will not be at Newby before Fritz. Lord Camden at Boroughbridge yesterday on way to Ireland, sent excuses for not calling. New Tax [on Tea] with respect to Saltram, Fritz's observation just and pleasant. Grantham needs to know future price of tea upon the reduction to calculate the effect on him. Tea now consumed costs near £40. Window Tax; has 65 windows at Whitehall, will pay an extra eight pounds, has 130 at Newby which will be £15. Budget and E.I. [East India] business all that Fritz needs to attend. Tom is nominated for St. John. Visits to be made. Campo, Lady Sutherland, Lady Bell, the Warley's mentioned. Lady Grantham going to Bishopsthorpe and Yorke. Mrs. Blackett has been, escorted by Waddilove as Mrs. Waddilove away. Showery weather, erratic temperatures, fire in the Gallery. Brief update on work at Newby. Rode from Dishforth to Rainton to explore for the Phaeton which cannot go there until harvest. Enquire of Walter about the whereabouts of the first volume of Beattie. Second with Waddilove at Ripon etc.. Bespeak a pair of grey leather breeches for Grantham. Present for Tom Waddilove, bring anything suitable, cannot afford much, perhaps a little silver cup or cutlery set engraved with his initials. Letters from Nanny, Draper and Lady Templetown. Latter's thanking him for his enquiry about the old Spanish woman in Spain and a beautiful Decoupage. Has been drawing, rainy afternoon. Great Views of Naples. Lady Grantham's cold nearly gone. Children well. P.S. Bull calf killed for veal. "Compleat mixture at Sir Ralph Payne's and at Martin's, I shall look out sharp for ye Exeter Races".
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