L30/11/339/455

Letter from Mary Yorke to Lady de Grey, sent from Forthampton Court. Thanks for sending account of the 'Prince of Orange's conduct on the late melancholy event and that of his lady'. Anna Maria Yorke and family removed to Horkesley Park last Friday; the parsonage at Great Horkesley is now vacant for when Lady de Grey selects the possessor of that Living.

3 Dec 1817

From: 1817 To: 1817

Requests Lady de Grey arrange to have the etchings framed and glazed as a present for Mr Melville. He has acted in the most friendly manner and been indefatigable in making the house and place comfortable. Forthampton cottage is rather like a hospital with the 2 youngest children having measles and the cook just recovering from scarlet fever. Mrs Buckle is still in a languishing state, though a little better. She is too weak to walk across the room and complains of constant pain in her side. Formentations and leeches are her cheif remedies. Have lost the Broomes as neighbours - out on a visit of some days. Reference to Comtess de Hompesch. 'Alas the poor Colletons! Such a picture of a cross sick husband and dutiful wife I have not read of [for] some time, but indeed I have always thought her a most amicable woman.' Awaits a letter from Agneta Yorke to hear of Lady St German [Caroline Eliot] with respect to Dr. Crofts.

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Yorke, Mary,
Maddox, Mary,
Lucas, Amabel, Baroness,
de Grey, Amabel, 1st Countess,
Yorke, Anna Maria,
Melville,
Colleton, Charles Garth,
Colleton, Charlotte Jemima,
Buckle,
Broome,
Hompesch, Jacqueline Charlotte, Comtesse de,
Yorke, Agneta,
Eliot, Caroline,
Crofts

family correspondence, Great Horkesley, measles, scarlet fever, illness