Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 edition. Excerpt: ... Lady Grandison1 in her way from Bristol. Lady Villiers2 quite recover'd. Lady Eliz. Stanley3 is just now with her mother4 at Richmond. You know, dear madam, that your friend there is now Countess Dowager Cowper,5 and that the earl is marry d to Miss Gore, of Southampton!6 I am much pleased to hear you have good accounts of Ham; and that Mrs. Sandford is of my trade, and become gardener. Alas! the cause to similar. Adieu, my dear madam, I will not tell the postman on this outside, how truly I am yours. I believe I will borrow Mr. Condamine for you, and send it to Whitehall; 'tis not worth buying. I hear nothing but good from Antony House, (now Chateau Leveson.) Mrs. Delany to Tfie Right Hon. Viscountess Andover. Bulstrode, 3rd Nov., 1774. It is an age since I heard from, or wrote to, dear Lady Andover; the latter to be sure is my own fault, and a grievous fault it is, as perhaps it has delay'd my hear 1 Elizabeth Villiers, who was created Countess Grandison in her own right in 1766. 1 Gertrude, daughter of Francis Seymour Conway, Earl of Hertford, and wife of Lady Grandison's only son, who succeeded his mother in the earldom. 3 Elizabeth, only daughter of James, 6th Duke of Hamilton, married, June 23, 1774, Edward, Lord Stanley, afterwards 12th Earl of Derby. Their son Edward, 13th Earl, was born April 21st, 1775. Elizabeth Gunning, then Duchess of Argyll. 'Georgina Carolina, daughter of John Carteret, Earl of Granville, widow of Mr. Spencer, and of William, 2nd Earl Cowper. "George Nassau, 3rd Earl Cowper, married Anne, daughter of Francis Gore, Esq., of Southampton. ing from her ladyship, and lost a pleasure that I well know the value of. And what can I say for myself? The want of materials to make my letter acceptable, --that I know...
