L30/11/339/139

Letter from Mary Yorke to Lady Polwarth, Sent from Ely. Reference to Lady Polwarth encouraging the writer's linen manufactory by purchasing goods. Unlikely to move to Town till nearer Easter, as the Bishop has business to deal with. Reference to the health of Lord Dover.

29 Feb 1792

From: 1792 To: 1792

Lord & Lady Balcarres suffering for their large family in Scotland; some were in danger 'but by great care and attention and much fumigating and washing with vinegar the putrid disorder is stopped and they are all recovering.' [Refers to Alexander Lindsay, 6th Earl of Balcarres and wife Elizabeth. Alexander is sister of Elizabeth Yorke]. Lady C Hamilton has been in Cambridgeshire; she came with Miss Copley for a week to see Lady Watson [Juliana, nee Copley]. 'It must have been a very painful meeting for the sisters as I hear Lord Abercorn means to marry her very soon... Lady C's situation is at present so very awkward he hastens his match purely out of delicacy to her.' [Note: John James Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn was first married to Catherine Copley, who died in September 1791. In March 1792 he married Lady Cecil Hamilton.] Mention of son Philip about to take his degree at St.John's College, Cambridge.

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Yorke, Mary,
Maddox, Mary,
Lucas, Amabel, Baroness,
de Grey, Amabel, 1st Countess,
Hume-Campbell, Amabell, 1st Countess de Grey, 5th Baroness Lucas,
Yorke, Joseph (1st Baron Dover),
Lindsay, Alexander, 6th Earl of Balcarres,
Lindsay, Elizabeth,
Hamilton, Cecil [Lady],
Watson, Juliana,
Hamilton, John James [1st Marquess of Abercorn],
Copley, Catherine,
Copley,
Yorke, Philip

family correspondence, linen, illness, fever, specific marriages, Cambridge St.John's College