L30/11/339/190

Letter from Mary Yorke to Lady Lucas, sent from Ely. [Typed transcript available]. Thanks for venison, which was feasted on by writer and over 20 of their friends. The Bullers [daughter Elizabeth and her husband John Buller] were unable to get away from the west [Cornwall], so could not share the venison.

30 Dec 1800

From: 1800 To: 1800

Letter from daughter Elizabeth Buller describes Port Eliot as a fine place and kept in a state of neatness and order that of the neighbouring seats can boast of - most owners of old mansion houses are unable to bear the expense of keeping them up. Elizabeth speaks in high terms of Lady [Caroline] Eliot. Grandson George Waddington much improved. Son Joseph and Contess de Hompesch are expected on Thursday, Lord Royston is with Charles Yorke in Charles Street. Charles Yorke has given young Raynsford, who was totally unprovided for, a clerks position in the office of Secretary of War; the value at present £60 or £70 per annum and may rise to some hundreds. Mrs Edwards will now have lived to see all her numerous family of grandchildren, sons at least, placed in ways of providing for themselves. Reference to a play at Strawberry Hill involving Mr [Richard Owen] Cambridge. Writer petitions for a seat in Lady Lucas' box at the theatre when it is shown in the spring. Pleased to hear good accounts of friends in Russia and eleswhere. Recent letter from son James in Dublin.

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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, Elizabeth,
Eliot, Caroline,
Waddington, George,
Yorke, Joseph,
Hompesch, Jacqueline Charlotte, Comtesse de,
Yorke, Charles,
Yorke, Charles James, Viscount Royston,
Edwards,
Raynsford,
Cambridge, Richard Owen,
Yorke, James

family correspondence, venison, theatre, Russia, Dublin