L30/11/339/417

Letter from Mary Yorke to Lady de Grey, sent from Forthampton. Congratulations on Lady Lucas being created 1st Countess de Grey of Wrest [though the patent not yet completed]. Condolence on the late event in Mr Robinson's family [Refers to the premature birth and the death of Hobart Frederick Robinson, son of Lady Sarah Robinson, wife of Frederick John Robinson, who was born 8 Sep 1816 and died 14 Sep]. Mention of a fall from a donkey and whether that was the cause of Sarah giving birth prematurely.

22 Sep 1816

From: 1816 To: 1816

Harvest nearly over; weather of late has been fine. Mrs Joseph Yorke and family leave tomorrow and the writer then hopes to go to Malvern. Lady Lyttleton has asked the writer to subscribe to a work by Mr Maurice. Sir Joseph Yorke has been under great anxiety for his son on board Lord Exmouth's ship, from which he is now happily relieved. Writing master is coming this morning to teach the grandchildren, as no governess came with them.

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Yorke, Mary,
Maddox, Mary,
Lucas, Amabel, Baroness,
de Grey, Amabel, 1st Countess,
Robinson, Hobart Frederick,
Robinson, Sarah Albinia Louisa,
Robinson, Frederick John,
Yorke, Catherine,
Lyttleton,
Maurice,
Yorke, Joseph Sydney

family correspondence, DEATH, donkeys