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L30/11/339/359
Title
Letter from Mary Yorke to Lady Lucas, sent from Forthampton. Looking forward to Lady Lucas' visit. Hoping to see son Philip.
Date free text
29 May 1814
Production date
From: 1814 To: 1814
Scope and Content
Country people are alarmed about corn laws, and the writer fears they are growing riotous without exactly knowing what about. Writer gives her opinions. Has heard that Joseph Carew and his wife are taking a trip to Paris. Comments relating to books recently read and reading matter Lady Lucas will bring when she visits.
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item

Persons/institution keyword
Yorke, Mary,
Maddox, Mary,
Lucas, Amabel, Baroness,
de Grey, Amabel, 1st Countess,
Hume-Campbell, Amabell, 1st Countess de Grey, 5th Baroness Lucas,
Yorke, Philip,
Pole-Carew, Joseph
Keywords
family correspondence, corn laws, books

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Wrest Park [Lucas] Archive
fonds | L
- Correspondence
  sub-fonds | L30
  1651-1913
  - Wrest Park (Lucas) Correspondence: To Amabel Yorke (Born 1751, died 1833), Countess de Grey 1816 , B...
    series | L30/11
    1778-1833
    
    Correspondence from Mary Yorke (nee Maddox/Maddocks), wife of James Yorke, Bishop of Ely, mostly to ...
    file | L30/11/339
    1766-1824
    Letter from Mary Yorke to Lady Lucas, sent from Forthampton. Looking forward to Lady Lucas' visit. ...
    item | L30/11/339/359
    29 May 1814