Letter from Catherine Grace Frances Gore, London, to Fitzwilliam, 1844 August 22 : autograph manuscript signed.

Writing to her cousin regarding the difficulties she is experiencing with some land in Nova Scotia which she has inherited from Sir Charles Wentworth; observing that her inheritance is likely to be "a barren one" owing to the indebted status and poor quality of the property, and adding that the "family pictures were presented by Sir Charles, last year, to the Townhall of Portsmouth, New Hampshire"; stating that she has thought of changing her son's name, that this would require the consent of the head of the family, which she obtained from William Fisher, assuming him to be heir at-law, only to learn that "Mrs. Minchin", despite reports that she left no children, had three daughters, two of whom have married, and that someone named (William) Sulivan (sic) is therefore heir at-law to Sir Charles; going on to relate how one of the spouses, a Mr. (John Caillard) Erck, "has named his eldest son Wentworth, and on the death of Mrs. Sulivan, means to take up the name, and fancies he shall obtain the Baronetcy. - He has been to the Herald's Office and was surprised to find he could not immediately take up the title!"; asking him to let her know if he wants anything from the Admiralty, as she has "a little interest there"; noting that she will only be in town a short time longer, "having been cruelly delayed by the impossibility of touching a single thing belonging to Sir Charles, till the codicil could be passed."