L30/11/339/352

Letter from Mary Yorke to Lady Lucas, sent from Forthampton. Writer will not be visiting son Philip until the autumn, so can recieve Lady Lucas at Forthampton any time between the beginning of May and the middle of August. Mrs [Agneta] Yorke is expected at the end of this week of the beginning of next. Mention of death of Agneta's grandson from croup [Horatio Nelson Yorke].

29 Mar 1814

From: 1814 To: 1814

The writer is enquiring whether the labouring poor of England are for or against a peace with Bonaparte. Has set her enquiries to the manffacturing towns of the area - Birmingham, Worcester and Tewkesbury, and amongst her own labourers, who seem indifferent on the subject. Believes that the workers in the towns would be glad of a peace from the fear of provisions growing still dearer than they are. The writer is of the same opinion as Lady Lucas, that all ranks except the very lowest are against the peace. Additional comments mad, including reference to fall in prices of stocks. Mention of the wedding of Princess Charlotte.

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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, Horatio Nelson,
Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796-1817)

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