L30/11/323/48

Letter from Agneta Yorke to Amabel, Lady Lucas, sent from Sydney Lodge. [Typed transcript available].

1799

From: 1799 To: 1799

Mention of grandson, Charles Philip Yorke 'not so fine or so pretty a child as expected from the joint labours of such handsome parents at present. The nursery left me last week, to spend some days at Barnfield where the other grandmother resides..' Has not heard from Joseph Yorke, so do not know if he is aware of his preferrment or the safety of his wife and little boy. Is moving out of Sydney Lodge; the Archbishop of Dublin has taken it for a year from 1st June. General comments on current affairs.

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Yorke, Agneta,
Hume-Campbell, Amabell, 1st Countess de Grey, 5th Baroness Lucas,
Polwarth, Amabel Grey, Viscountess,
Lucas, Amabel, Baroness,
Yorke, Charles Philip (4th Earl of Hardwicke),
Yorke, Joseph Sydney

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