Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    L30/11/330/1
  • Title
    Letter from Harriett Yorke to Lady Lucas. [Typed transcript available]. Has received a letter from her Mother in which she has been requested to provide Lady Lucas with information relating to Mrs Gregory, daughter in law of the late Dr. Gregory.
  • Date free text
    Not dated. 1797?
  • Production date
    From: 1797 To: 1797
  • Admin/biog history
    Harriet Yorke, nee Manningham born c.1763, was the daughter of Charles Manningham and his wife Ann. Her siblings were: Charles William Manningham, b. 1762, d.1849 Coote Manningham, b.c.1765, d.1809 Boyd Manningham, b. 1766 Amelia Manningham, b.1767 Elizabeth Manningham, b.1768, d. 1853 (usually referred to as Eliza or Elvira in the letters) Henry Manningham, b 1773, d. 1821 Coote Manningham married Anna Maria Pollen in 1802. Their children were: Charles Coote Manningham b 1804, d.1810 Boyd Pollen Manningham, b. 1807, d. 1831 Harriet Manningham, b,1806, d. 1824 Mary Anne Manningham, b.1802, who married Edward Buller. Coote Manningham died in 1809, and his wife died in 1822. By Anna Maria's Will, Coote’s siblings Harriet Yorke, Charles William Manningham and Elizabeth Manningham became the guardians of Coote's surviving children (Boyd, Harriet and Mary Anne). The children lived with Elizabeth. The letters contain several references to Elizabeth's "charges" and other details of this side of the family.
  • Scope and Content
    Includes transcription of part of her Mother’s letter on the subject. Lady Lucas will know whether the circumstances stated by Mr Hall are true. Separate sheet –‘ Mrs Hall, a niece of Mrs Melworth’s expressed a wish that I should name to you the situation of Mrs [Martha] Gregory, widow of Mr or Captain Gregory who was son to Dr. Gregory of Christchurch and nephew (he called himself) to the Marchioness Grey and who was sent to Ormskirk (where Mrs Hall has a residence) as a place of retirement after having been cashiered for fighting a duel at Gibraltar – he was besides very dissipated and profligate when he first came to Ormsburton (in Lancashire) he had forty pounds a year from Lady Grey but the person who was entrusted with the care and management of this annual sum for Mr Gregory’s use was representing that even at that cheap place it was not sufficient to enable him to appear like a gentleman; upon a promise of good behaviour on the part of Mr Gregory it was increased to a hundred per annum. He afterwards married the daughter of a tradesman at Ormskirk with whom he had a fortune of eight hundred pounds; took her with him to Scotland, there spent every farthing of it and died in a jail in Dumfries. Mrs Gregory returned to her friends who being all of them people in trade had it not in their power to do anything for her – Lady Grey and Lord Hardwicke between them allowed her £40 a year – when Lord Hardwicke died Mrs Hall understood that £20 of it ceased to be paid and therefore she concluded after the death of Lady Grey she might be deprived the whole. As Mrs Gregory had always conducted herself with the greatest propriety, Mrs Hall thought her case merited pity and that possibly if the family were reminded of the circumstances Lady Lucas might be inclined to continue this pension to her for her support.’
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