Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    L30/11/330/87
  • Title
    Letter from Harriett Yorke to Countess de Grey, written from Bonnington, near Ware, Hertfordshire. In the last letter received from Mrs [Agneta] Yorke, her hearing had recovered, and she was well apart from a slight cold. Received a letter from her this morning stating that she had been very ill with an attack of inflammation on the windpipe, attended with a fever. She added that a tolerably large blister, over the whole chest and front of the throat gave her relief in a few hours, but a cough and headache remains, and once more, almost total deafness. She has seen no one other than her apothecary and Miss Bradby, who has been her guest for some weeks.
  • Date free text
    Saturday. No date [1806-1816, Possibly 1814]
  • Production date
    From: 1806 To: 1816
  • 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
    On Wednesday or Thursday next, propose to be at Bruton Street, Sir Joseph and his Marchioness [Lady Urania Anne Yorke, second wife of Joseph Sidney Yorke] are expected at the Admiralty on Tuesday – Miss Kington is quite recovered and accompanies them to town. [Urania Mary Ann Kington, daughter of Urania Anne Yorke from previous marriage] Sir Joseph’s third boy, Eliot [Eliot Thomas Yorke], is with the writer, and the two little ones [Grantham Munton Yorke and Horatio Nelson Yorke] are at the Admiralty, having been sent there some weeks ago to be out of the way of the apprehended danger of their catching smallpox from their sister in law [step sister Miss Kington?], who had it most severely, and is one of many instances of the vaccination being no certain preservative against it.
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