L30/11/339/376

Letter from Mary Yorke to Lady Lucas, sent from Forthampton Court. Thanks for presents brough by grandchildren who have arrived safley. Will return the novel when it has been read by all parties.

10 Jan 1815

From: 1815 To: 1815

Has paid bill for stockings and will send receipt. Mention of Dr Waddington's health. Writer has heard from Hompesch, who says she is better. The writer believes she has few visitors. Had not intedned that Lady Lucas should have read the writers letter to Mrs Charles Yorke, as it answered hers in which she sent a statement in confidence of the derangement of their own affairs, and those of old Christopher Beauchamp, which she wished no one to be acquainted with. It explained why they did not give more to Mrs Gilbey - she said they would have gone as far as £100 if they could have afforded it. Mrs Broome has lately been concerned about her brother Rev. Salmon, who has been deeply affected with the sad story of Sir H. Mildmay; he was the tutor, friend and constant companion of H Mildmay, the person who gave him the Living near his own. He knew the present Sir H Mildmay from a child - he says he never saw anything particular in him till after the death of his wife, from which moment his behaviour was most extraordinary. [Note: Possibly relates to Sir Henry St John Carew St John-Mildmay, 4th Baronet being sued by Archiblad Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery, his brother-in-law, for “alienating his wife's affections”.]

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Yorke, Mary,
Maddox, Mary,
Lucas, Amabel, Baroness,
de Grey, Amabel, 1st Countess,
Waddington, Thomas,
Hompesch, Jacqueline Charlotte, Comtesse de,
Beauchamp-Proctor, Christopher,
Gilbey,
Salmon,
Mildmay, Henry St John Carew St John [4th Baronet],
Primrose, Archibald John [4th Earl of Rosebery]

family correspondence, illness