L30/16/15/18

From Henrietta Robinson, Newby Hall to Katherine Gertrude Robinson, Durnford:

18 Dec c.1808/1810

From: 1808 To: 1810

Mainly concerned with family and social news. Thanks her for the little books she sent. Mentions their guests included Lord Harewood and his family, the Earl of Aberdeen and his family, and the Thompson family. Discusses Grantham’s plans to renovate the house, including building a new dining room. Mentions they have employed a new servant; Moffat, who has replaced Edwards. Also mentions Lady Fitzharris is pregnant; Lord Pembroke is to marry Countess Woronzow/Vorontsov; Lord Brooke is to marry Miss Shuckburgh, and Lord Henry Petty is to marry Miss Susan Hertford.

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Harewood,
Aberdeen, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of,
Thompson,
Moffat,
Edwards,
Fitzharris,
Pembroke,
Woronzow,
Pembroke, George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of,
Brooke,
Shuckburgh,
Petty, Henry,
Hertford, Susan

servant, MARRIAGE