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Lady Elizabeth Whitbread, Grove House, to Maria Edgeworth. 3 sheets plus cover. Sheets 2,3 and cover transferred from W1/6001/18.

3 March 1827

From: 1827 To: 1827

Received your letter from Captain Beaufort's own hand. Uppermost in his mind is My Lease. At length, business concluded and am in possession for Life of this domain. Dare say landlord thought me troublesome as I thought him extreme & exacting, taking advantage of so good (foolish) a tenant, however we met half way & all is amicably settled. Convey to Mr Ralston best thanks for proof of his recollection of me, should much like to see him again to say how much I am pleased with my book and with manner of presentation. Delighted to see Captain Beaufort, wish much to introduce him to my Son-in-Law Mr Waldegrave but weather severe & have not had opportunity of putting plan into operation - have Captain Beaufort's permission & William Waldegrave will be glad to become acquainted with him. My daughter is to go with me to see Mrs. Beaufort. My children are excellent in all respects & poor William so amiable under sad loss of his eye!! cannot read much & when Wife occupied with children he goes to lectures & seeks every rational mode of employing his time. It affects me to see him so much damaged poor fellow!! Must congratulate you on your recovery of your Sister Lucy - encourages me to hope a relation of mine, prostrate for 3 years with complaint in hip & leg, may be restored to health, I speak of a Miss Ogle, about 25 years of age. Your friend Mr Calcott has taken a wife - do you know the Lady? Am waiting for Julia Grant's return to pay wedding visit. She has met Mrs Graham at dinner and likes her much. I can fancy I see you with your young nephew & entirely enter into your feelings nothing is half so fascinating as an agreeable Child of any age with intellect, Elizabeth has six of that description - (not bonny) - and I delight in them. Miss Grant still with her sister at Clifton but now meditating a retreat & I hope to see her again soon. Am now reading the second part of 'Vivian Grey' with much pleasure & like it better than the first so far. Have you seen any of the prod- uctions of Miss Benger. I am pleased with her 'Memoirs of the Queen of Bohemia', that I intend to get other memoirs by her. Are you not rejoiced to hear of Lord Liverpool's getting rapidly over the alarming attack - believe him to be a good man & hope nothing will tempt him to return to toil & trouble even should he be equal to business again. Alas! people generally go on too long! I omitted to express Jack's thanks for your attention to his little girl. John Mac gone to his Public House & to his Old Mourning Bride - for she is still in black for her former husband. My Brother, Lady Grey, four daughters to Malvern rest of family to Howick. Mr & Mrs Battye have lost fine Boy 8 years old - are resigned as good Christians - what a world of sorrow - he died this morning, the consequence of measles 3 months ago.

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Whitbread, Elizabeth,
Edgeworth, Maria,
Beaufort,
Ralston,
Waldegrave, William,
Waldegrave, Elizabeth,
Ogle,
Calcott,
Grant, Julia,
Graham,
Benger, Elizabeth,
Edgeworth, Lucy,
Whitbread, William Henry