L30/11/13/21

Letter from Anne Barker, sent from Aston Clinton, to Amabel Hume-Campbell, Lady Polwarth. Shortly to move from Aston Clinton to [Hemel] Hempstead. Hopes to meet Lady Polwarth on London in November, and will then take payment for Lady Polwarth's half of the lottery ticket.

Oct 1781

From: 1781 To: 1781

Son Francis attended a ball at Mrs Jeffreys. Mrs Lake has heard several times from her husband. She has been very successful in weaning her little boy, who has grown much stouter. Mention of the unpleasant affair of Mr Gore [of Tring Park] and things to be sold. There are a number of pictures, but very few good ones; china in great abundance, and linen, also furniture and outdoors stock.

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Barker, Anne,
Hume-Campbell, Amabel, 1st Countess de Grey, 5th Baroness Lucas,
Jeffreys,
Barker, Francis,
Lake, Elizabeth,
Lake, Gerard, 1st Viscount Lake,
Gore

family correspondence, CORRESPONDENCE, Aston Clinton, lotteries, Hemel Hempstead, London, balls, linen, furniture