Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    L30/15/66/3
  • Title
    From Robert Darley Waddilove, Camfield Place, Hertfordshire to Frederick Robinson, [Madrid]:
  • Date free text
    5 Mar 1775
  • Production date
    From: 1775 To: 1775
  • Scope and Content
    Hoping to reach Biggleswade tonight. The Coach was put on board 'the Lark' on Thursday containing small box of glass with Priestley's Apparatus, bought by Mrs. Parker, to be paid by Waddilove on return to London. Among other items; Canteens, Grantham's shoes etc..., £1.7.0. worth of pickles, the Nuncio's Queensware, Gruterns 4 Vs.fo., small 4tp. [Quarto] book for Grantham, Mrs. Chapones' letters, a Canopus, very ugly and antique for Gazola £1. 16.0., Sir William Hamilton's head £10.6. for F. Robinson, Bracelets, Wedgewoods and Tassies seals, map & prints, book, Stilton cheese, Irish linen, silk for the care of Mr. Shawell for Dn. P.C., quilted waistcoats, watch, two pairs plated bits, parallel rulers, thermometers that with two seals at £1.11.6., Campbell's 2 Vs. 4to.[Quarto]. Has Mejorada paid for Ch.5th? Count Cartletti has arrived. Eranda [Aranda] still there. Introduced to Colonel Munro by Colonel Ross, Waddilove may travel with the latter for Spain about the end of next month. Would be glad to find with Mr. St. Paul at Paris, His Excellency Dn. Migl. Mousquiz's order for his free entry into Barcelona. Antiquarian Society Subscription, six years, seven Gns. and half (from Draper) to 1773, is paid. Received Print books etc. Due to him. Mr. Botel's Saddle reserved for the next opportunity of sending. Will write from Yorkshire. Thanks for all their favours. Mr. Osborne says Madame Wethen in uncommonly handsome. Has a north Wiltshire cheese ready, would send some Porter is he knew how. [Note inside] Order two butts of the best Malaga Mountain for the Archbishop of York, consign to Mr. Ab. Hankell, Merchant, London. Arrangements for payment. Maybe possible for porter to go with 'The Lark', inform Mrs. Brodeirs.
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