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Letter from Elizabeth Hume Campbell, to son Alexander Hume-Campbell, Lord Polwarth. Sent from London to Nice. The account of Alexander's health is as good as there was reason to expect.

20 Jan 1778

From: 1778 To: 1778

Sir Alexander and Lady Don have returned from Bath and set out for Scotland tomorrow. 'The Drawing Room was very much crowded yesterday. Their majesties and the young princes always enquire most kindly after you.' Death of Diana, wife of George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville. [She died of measles]. Reference to Lady Chesterfield's fine new coach, which is ornamented with festoons of flowers made of mother of pearl, and is said to have cost £1,600. Parliament meets today. Lord Marchmont is tolerably well, but the writer thinks he will not take any great share in business this winter. Have not heard that Annie Paterson is yet married. The Duke of Argyll is in a very bad state of health 'I never heard of any bodys having such dreadful low spirits as he has. Duke of Hamilton's marriage to Miss Burrell [Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton married Elizabeth Anne Burrell. They divorced in 1794]. .He is gone to Scotland to raise his regiments and is to be married in Yorkshire; and they say is to go to America with his regiment, but I think he will hardly leave his bride so soon.'

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Hume-Campbell, Alexander (2nd Baron Polwarth),
Hume-Campbell, Alexander,
Marchmont,
Hume-Campbell, Elizabeth,
Don, Alexander,
Germain, George,
Germain, Diana,
Stanhope, Anne [Lady Chesterfield],
Paterson, Annie,
Campbell, John [5th Duke of Argyll],
Hamilton, Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of,
Burrell, Elizabeth Anne

family correspondence, Nice, DEATH, measles, coach, specific marriages