Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    L30/12/13/2
  • Title
    Letter from John Campbell, 3rd Earl Breadalbane, Lord Glenorchy to Alexander Hume-Campbell, 1st Baron Hume of Berwick. Sent from Edinburgh. Dr. Glass is clearly of the opinion that Wrest is the best place for Alexander to spend the winter.
  • Date free text
    23 Nov 1778
  • Production date
    From: 1778 To: 1778
  • Scope and Content
    Lady Glenorchy [Willielma Campbell, Viscountess Glenorchy, daughter in law of the writer], knows Dr. Glass well from when he attended Miss Hill, who was with her at Exeter. Writer is pleased that Alexander will not be attending parliament this winter - late sittings would not be good for his health. 'My inability to undertake so long a journey in winter with the fatigues afterwards attending it, have made me submit to pass the cold months (sometimes pretty numerous) here, in an easy chair, with a good fire and a book before me.' Writer has sent his proxy to Lord Clarendon [Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon]. The Lord Advocate's divorce [Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville and Elizabeth, nee Rannie]. 'The particulars are uncommon, in that she accused herself to her husband who had not the least suspicion of her. She was at a friend's house, where a young gentleman happened to be, he was seen going into her room in the middle of the night, the door being left open for him. The person who saw him's curiosity engaged her to watch his coming out, by which the affair was discovered. The lady wrote a letter the next day to her husband, telling him she was unworthy of being his wife and mother of several fine children, that if he would enquire of the family where she then was he would know all the particulars, but it being impossible for her ever to live again with him she was setting out for a place where he should never see her more...'
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