Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    L30/11/330/122
  • Title
    Letter from Harriett Yorke to Countess de Grey, written from Bonnington. [Typed transcript available]. Writer is improved, but still not well. Reference to the health of Eleanor Henrietta Victoria Robinson, daughter of Frederick John Robinson and wife Sarah Albina Louisa]. Hopes Sarah will not suffer her previous anxiety.
  • Date free text
    22 Nov [1821?]
  • Production date
    From: 1821 To: 1821
  • 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
    Lady Elizabeth Stuart arrived at Calais in three and a half hours. She was to wait there for Captain Yorke, who was to escort her to Paris, and remain with them for a few weeks. He then intends to go on to Naples and Rome, having obtained six months leave from the admiralty, and he will return home through Germany. Captain Yorke had been staying at Wimpole for three weeks., and stayed two days with the writer on his way to Town. Report of Lady Elizabeth going to Brighton to see Mohomed and had three vapour treatments, sitting in a sort of chair with flannel curtains; some ‘champooing’ was also done, and she thought herself better and stronger for the process. [Sake Dean Mahomed was a Bengali Anglo-Indian traveller, surgeon and entrepreneur. He introduced Indian cuisine and shampoo baths to Europe, where he offered therapeutic massage. In 1814 Mahomed moved to Brighton and opened the first commercial "shampooing" vapour masseur bath in England]. The writer’s sister is staying and will remain until her two charges return from their visit to some of their poor mother’s relations. They are now at Cambridge with their aunt, Mrs Haviland.
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