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Letter from Maria Fitzherbert, Tunbridge, to Mary Georgiana Dawson-Damer, 1831? August 14 : autograph manuscript signed with initials.

BIB_ID
425322
Accession number
MA 3498.106
Creator
Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837.
Display Date
Royal Tunbridge Wells, England, 1831? August 14.
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cremin, 1980.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 18.2 x 11.3 cm
Notes
The year of writing is not provided. The contents of the letter suggest it is 1831.
Detached address panel with seal to "Hon'ble / Mrs. Dawson Damer."
Carton House was the home of Augustus FitzGerald, 3rd Duke of Leinster (1791-1874).
Provenance
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cremin, 1980.
Summary
Thanking her for taking the time during her journey to write and hoping she has safely arrived at Carton [House]; saying she still suffers from her rheumatic gout; relating news of friends and family; asking if she found out who sent her the dispatch box and adding that she is sending his letter under cover to the Duke of Leinster.