L30/11/144/32

Letter from Jacqueline Charlotte, Comtesse de Hompesch to Lady de Grey. Joseph Yorke is gone to Bircham [home of daughter in law Anna Maria Yorke]. Writer is surprised - had thought he would go back to Munroe's while his mother was at Bircham.

27 Sep 1822

From: 1821 To: 1821

Joseph finds Forthampton dull. 'Poor man, it is getting towards the time of year when he used generally to be worse and perhaps he feels afraid of that himself.' It is two months since Lord Hardwicke had any of his usual attacks, and he is uncommonly well. '...it is some new medicine which he takes in milk that has done him so much good.' It is quite true about Sir William Knighton - he will be a sad loss to many for he has given up attending patients [He was made keeper of the Privy Purse]. Mrs Thomas Cocks is very unhappy at losing him - she quite feels that the youngest child's life depends on his care. One of the daughters had just recovered from scarlet fever when he resigned, so the others were immediately sent to Mr Carew's house and have continued well. It was the same daughter that has scarletina last year and gave it to all the others. Has been reading Benvenuto Cellini by Roscoe and found it very entertaining. Writer has not done anything about her house; the man has patched up where the rain came in, and as the roof and chimney over the bedroom are in good order, does not think of moving. Sir C and Lady Pole are in a great state of sorrow at the death of their daughter, a fine girl of 17 years, who died of an intermittent fever. [Charlotte Jemima Pole, daughter of Admiral Sir Charles Morice Pole and his wife Henrietta, buried 20 Sep 1822, aged 17]

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Hompesch, Jacqueline Charlotte, Comtesse de,
de Grey, Amabel, 1st Countess,
Yorke, Mary,
Yorke, Joseph,
Yorke, Anna Maria,
Yorke, Philip (3rd Earl of Hardwicke),
Knighton, William,
Carew,
Pole, Charlotte Jemima,
Pole, Charles Morice

personal correspondence, scarlet fever, physician, books, DEATH