L30/11/323/102

Letter from Agneta Yorke to Amabel, Lady Lucas, sent from Bath. [Typed transcript available of part].

17 Dec 1811

From: 1811 To: 1811

'I am mightily diverted with the airs of the royal b_____d calling our good old suffering King so familiarly his Grandfather! What he says of his papa and mama is very lively and very true.' Mention of 'that worthy piece of foolish royalty the D. of C.' who is interfering with government and the Admiraly in particular. Pleased to have a little girl produced after so much suffering; writer hopes she will live and be a reward to her. [Uncertain to whom this refers]. Lady Pollington 'is happily and safely brought to bed, which I was anxious about, after I heard of the strange incident she met with six weeks ago, which migh have occasioned unpleasant consequences. [Reference to birth of Henry Alexander Savile]. Reference to the Batavian expedition.

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Yorke, Agneta,
Hume-Campbell, Amabell, 1st Countess de Grey, 5th Baroness Lucas,
Polwarth, Amabel Grey, Viscountess,
Lucas, Amabel, Baroness,
Savile, Henry Alexander,
Savile, Anne [Lady Pollington]

family correspondence, Bath, general politics