Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    L30/15/54/239
  • Title
    From 2nd Baron Grantham, Whitehall to Fritz (Frederick):
  • Date free text
    4 Jan 1785
  • Production date
    From: 1785 To: 1785
  • Scope and Content
    Received letters from Fritz, Nanny and Mr. Merrick. Success of their Negotiation in the latter. Jem [Worsley's] affair is settled, thinks Commission will be signed the first time Sir G. Younge does into the King. Paid for at Boldero's. Latter will take £50 from Fritz's balance and add it to £116.15 of Grantham's. Heard from Stanmer, Warden is dead, left Tom [Pelham] £300 and 60£ per annum near Stanmer. Jack and sister [Theresa Parker] have £20 prize and so has Fritz. Lord Boringdons request that Grantham and Fritz sit for him by Mr. Stewart, recommended by Sir Jos. [Joshua Reynolds]. Scholar of West's, they once saw him painting a little girl of Lady Sykes'. Sorry Fritz will not have the Thompsons at Weddell's. Dined with Mr. John and Lady Bell at St. James' Square. Went well. The Babes [sons] behaved incomparably in the morning. With Batt today. Talked of Fritz and his Tour. Burton at Bath. Met William Frankland. Took balance to Boldero's, he will answer Messrs. Merrick's demand and be reimbursed out of the Irish money. Somerset house has a Cupola. Print Shops teem with balloons and story of Werter as the newspapers do with Dr. Johnson. Lord Hardwicke outraged at a bad Epigram (said to be his) against Lord Anson. Pepper very happy with his wife and proud of her accomplishments. The Excise is increased half a million, the Customs one million, fine ground work for Mr. Pitt. Proof of suppression of smuggling. Lord Herbert is Mayor of Wilton and being Lord Paramount puts in a substitute upon the vacation of his seat, till he can be re-elected. Will attend Levée tomorrow if there is one. Discusses his latest suit of clothes. Tod[son] is charming, Fred's a good boy.
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