BIB_ID
424929
Accession number
MA 3498.7
Creator
Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837.
Display Date
London, England, 1822 August 6.
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cremin, 1980.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 22.9 x 18.6 cm
Provenance
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cremin, 1980.
Summary
Discussing a financial settle for Minney's brother Frederick on his forthcoming marriage and discussing at length the impending marriage of Minney's friend Harriet to Lord Belfast; expressing her happiness at hearing from her at Brussels and how anxious she is to know she and George [Seymour] arrived at her sister's in Dresden; relating the details of a financial settlement of £5,000 upon Minney's brother Frederick that was facilitated by Lord and Lady Hertford; relating news of a visit by Minney's friend Harriet [Lady Harriet Butler], her impending marriage [to Lord Belfast] and the secrecy required until he returns to Ireland to settle his financial affairs; saying "I have seen a good deal of him and I really think there does not exist a more amiable person - exceedingly attached to her very good sense very excellent character and one of the best disposed and best-tempered men I ever knew[.] I really think no person has so great a chance of happiness as she may look forward to- she is not in Love but I do not think H.- knows any thing about being so nor do I think she ever will be so with any one but she acknowledges she likes him better than any one else & has the highest opinion of him in every respect[.] as soon as they are married they will go to Paris for the Winter & mean to remain abroad for two or three years, both mother & daughter feel very awkward about all that has taken place about the Tryal that I am nor surpris'd at. H : sais I am in love w'h Belfast I certainly do think w'h regard to them he is quite perfection and they are now both come round to my way of thinking. Lord Ancram is very much smitten with your friend Lady E. Grey. People suspected he would have proposed to her before she left town; he is I understand to visit them in the North and then probably it will take place; poor L'y C. Seymour called upon me yesterday and brought her poor little baby .I never saw anything so deplorable, though she says he is a great deal better so much so that they all go down into Cheshire on Wednesday next. It does not appear possible to me that this child can live;" relating news of her entertaining; adding that the Duke told her that the King "...should certainly answer your letter but I daresay in the hurry of his journey he will not do it, though by all accounts he is very much pleased and you are in high favour at this moment;" concluding "Tomorrow I am going to Hampton Court to see all your family."
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