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Reference Number705:73 BA14450/288/7 (1-12)
Hierarchy Browser Number350/7/6/1/18
TitleLetters from Temple [Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple ]
DescriptionLetters sent largely from Stowe [Stowe House, Buckinghamshire]. Item 705:73 BA14450/288/7 (1) talks of a narrow escape and his continued weakness 'with a leg as big as a Porters'. Item 705:73 BA14450/288/7 (2) talks of the birth of Lord Deerhurst [George William Coventry, Viscount Deerhurst and 7th Earl of Coventry]. Item 705:73 BA14450/288/7 (3-4) talk of hopes of seeing the 6th Earl soon. Item 705:73 BA14450/288/7 (5) talks of hopes to see the 6th Earl at Stowe when the Princess Amelia [daughter of King George II] visits. Item 705:73 BA14450/288/7 (6) sends thanks for sending the 'plan of an instrument so singularly useful'. Item 705:73 BA14450/288/7 (9) talks of the misery of the subject of the 6th Earl's letter of the 12th [George Grenville, Prime Minister of Great Britain 16 April 1763 – 13 July 1765, younger brother of Lord Temple died 13 November 1770 so this could be a reference to this event]. Item 705:73 BA14450/288/7 (12) invites the 6th Earl to Gunnersbury to dine with 'a very great Lady'. Items 705:73 BA14450/288/7 (1-2) are undated.
Date6 Nov 1762-7 Jul 1772
CategoryCorrespondence

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CodePersonNameDates
NA258Coventry; George William (1722-1809); 6th Earl of Coventry; Viscount Deerhurst1722-1809
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