Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    L30/11/330/135
  • Title
    Letter from Harriett Yorke to Countess de Grey, written from Bonnington. [Typed transcript available]. Death of Harriet Manningham, daughter of the writer’s brother, Coote.
  • Date free text
    17 Oct, no year [1824]
  • Production date
    From: 1824 To: 1824
  • 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
    Mrs Edward Buller [Mary Anne, nee Manningham] arrived in London unexpectedly, having returned from Scotland on hearing the melancholy news of her sister’s death. The Bullers have now left Town and gone to visit his mother in Staffordshire. The writer’s sister is staying at Bonnington, and will remain till the end of the month, when she must return to Town to look for a house. Saw Lady Elizabeth Stuart in Town; she was son her way to Paris. Comments regarding Sir Charles Stuart being recalled from his ambassadorial post in Paris, to be replaced by Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville. Charles will remain at Paris till the end of January. Elizabeth has left her daughters at Wimpole with Lady Hardwicke, as she thought they would be better there than in the hurry and bustle of organising the removal from Paris. Mr Yorke is at Wimpole; he is to leave Douglas at St. Johns [Cambridge] tomorrow. [Refers to Charles Eurwicke Douglas, who was the natural son of the Right Hon. Charles Philip Yorke]. Horace Walpole proposes to bring out a volume of letters from him to Lord Hertford, about the years 1764-1765; believes it lavishes abuse on Mr Yorke’s father.
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