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Letter from Mary Yorke to Lady Lucas, sent from Forthampton. Stayed a week longer at Malvern than originally intended.

9 Nov 1810

From: 1810 To: 1810

Reference to 'melancholy accounts from Windsor' [illness and madness of George III]. Mrs C Cambridge, who has use of her reasoning faculties, but siezed with such an apathy as to be quite indifferent to everybody and everything. Mrs Roberts came to Malvern for the recovery of her voice, and in three days could speak in her usual tone. The writer saw several acquaintences when at Malvern; Lady Lyttleton, Mr & Mrs [Robert] Raikes and Mrs Donville. Also saw Lord Beauchamp [William Lygon, 1st Earl Beauchamp] and his elegant house Madresfield Court. 'The taste with which it is furnished .... exceeded my expectations. [Gives some description]. Lord Beauchamp's son was wounded in Portugal is now recovering [Refers to Henry Beauchamp Lygon, later 4th Earl Beauchamp].

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Yorke, Mary,
Maddox, Mary,
Lucas, Amabel, Baroness,
de Grey, Amabel, 1st Countess,
Hume-Campbell, Amabel, 1st Countess de Grey, 5th Baroness Lucas,
George III,
Cambridge, C,
Roberts,
Lyttleton,
Raikes, Robert,
Donville,
Lygon, William [1st Earl Beauchamp],
Lygon, Henry Beauchamp [4th Earl Beauchamp]

family correspondence, illness, Great Malvern