Letter from Maria Fitzherbert, Brighton, to Mary Georgiana Dawson-Damer, 1827 March 15 : autograph manuscript signed with initials.

Discussing the sale of items from the estate of the Duke of York; saying "I have just receiv'd a letter from Eude the poor Duke of York's Cook to offer me to purchase some lamps I gave the Duke some years ago, It would make me quite unhappy to have them back again & would bring all sorts of uncomfortable facts to my recollection that I must beg Dawson to be kind enough to see Eude & to thank him from me for his attention & to say that I must decline taking them, particularly as I have written to a friend to purchase me something he was in the habit of making me of as that would be more valuable to me than any thing else, pray tell D. I am sorry to give him this trouble, but I am sure he will execute my wishes with respect to Eude (who he knows better) than any one else:'" relating news of the Smythe's visit and her social engagements with Lady Keith; adding "I have had a very kind letter from Sir Henry [Halford] I understand he recommends strongly to you a change with respect to hour's &c & I hope my dear Mins you will follow his directions & get a little more in embonpoint which is certainly necessary both for your Health as well as your looks. What can you & Louisa mean by your Jokes & nonsense about the Pavilion I think you have both lost your senses upon that Subject, It is I assure you quite news to me nor can I account for what has given rise to such foolish Reports;" adding, in a postscript, "[We] are all very angry at yr having had the Baby['s] head shav'd Lady K[eith] says her hair will be spoilt & grow very coarse that her childr[ens] hair never grew till they were a year old & [torn away] have Beautiful Locks."