L30/11/339/179

Letter from Mary Yorke to Lady Lucas, sent from Forthampton. Mr & Mrs John Buller could stay only two days, due to Mr Buller's Mother being ill. She is now recovering. The complaint was an abcess on the lungs.

23 Sep 1799

From: 1799 To: 1799

Mention of daughter's travels and coming across a society of nuns in an ld castle; ladies of the Carmalite order who had been driven from Antwerp. Mention of the Bishops ideas for the Naval Pillar; 'he remains of the opinion to turn this national memorial to yet further account of a light to friends and a warning to enemies on approaching our coasts. The inscription should express a pious gratitude to Providence and a tribute of sensibility for the Christian as well as British heroism of our commanders and forces.' Brief family news.

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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,
Buller, John

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