Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    L30/11/330/205
  • Title
    Letter from Harriett Yorke to Countess de Grey, sent from Bonnington. [Typed transcript available]. Thanks for offer of venison. Have just received half a doe from Wimpole, so would like to wait for the next doe to be killed, as writers brother [Boyd Manningham] and [Charles Eurwicke] Douglas will visit at Christmas.
  • Date free text
    1 Dec 1831
  • Production date
    From: 1831 To: 1831
  • 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
    Writer believes that Lady Clanricarde [Urania Anne, widow of Joseph Sidney Yorke] is a venison eater, and would thankfully receive intended present. Lady Clanricarde was unwell with an inflammation of the kidneys, followed by an attack of numbness on one side of her body, but she is now much recovered. Captain [Charles Philip] Yorke, Henry and Eliot Yorke and Agneta [children of Joseph Sidney Yorke] are at Wimpole, and will probably stay for Christmas. Miss [Urania Mary Ann] Kington remains with her mother [Lady Clanricarde]. The lease on the house in Burlington Street was parted with, according to Sir Joseph Yorke’s Will, and Lady Clanricarde intended to take a furnished house in Town for three or four months, but the writer does not imagine she will come to Town very early in the year. News of Lord and Lady Hardwicke. Mr Yorke finds his deafness depressing, and the weather is hostile to his rheumatic complaints. Mention of the state of the country, unsettled state of France, uncertainty about the determination of the King of the Netherlands and apprehensions about cholera. Writer’s sister has left Brighton and will stay at Bonnington until after Christmas.
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