At home--Frederick Slade called--went to Reading--saw a great many people--called at the Brookes - Tuppens & Newberys. Read Undine - & Dr. King's Anecdotes of his own Times.
+At home--Frederick Slade called--went to Reading--saw a great many people--called at the Brookes + Tuppens & Newberys. Read Undine + & Dr. King's Anecdotes of his own Times.
-April 1st Subscription for half a year to Havell's Library. So good of my own dear Drum +
April 1st Subscription for half a year to Havell's Library. So good of my own dear Drum --1819
At home--Heard from Miss James. Went violetting with the Pets, got quantities--wrote to Mrs. Newbery--Read the Eclectic & British Critic - Reviews & Horace Walpole's letters.
+At home--Heard from Miss James. Went violetting with the Pets, got quantities--wrote to Mrs. Newbery--Read the Eclectic & British Critic + Reviews & Horace Walpole's letters.
At home--walked with Granny and the Pets--heard from Mrs. Newbery--read Horace Walpole's delightful Letters - to Mr. Cole & Tom Crib's Memorial to - Congress--Dear Drum came - home sick from Reading.
+At home--walked with Granny and the Pets--heard from Mrs. Newbery--read Horace Walpole's delightful Letters + to Mr. Cole & Tom Crib's Memorial to + Congress--Dear Drum came + home sick from Reading.
At home--Dear Drum quite well again--Heard from Sir W. Elford. Mr. & Mrs. Newbery called--wrote - to Mrs. Newbery & Miss Eliza Webb.
+At home--Dear Drum quite well again--Heard from Sir W. Elford. Mr. & Mrs. Newbery called--wrote + to Mrs. Newbery & Miss Eliza Webb.
Went to Pinge Wood with Lucy & the Pets--Read Horace Walpole's letters to Mr. Cole--Delightful--& Dr. - Clarke's Travels .
+Went to Pinge Wood with Lucy & the Pets--Read Horace Walpole's letters to Mr. Cole--Delightful--& Dr. + Clarke's Travels .
At home--heard from Mrs. Rowden--Read Beppo - & Mr. Roger's Human Life--& Dr. Clarke's - Travels in Sweden & Norway.
+At home--heard from Mrs. Rowden--Read Beppo + & Mr. Roger's Human Life--& Dr. Clarke's + Travels in Sweden & Norway.
At home--went to Reading--saw Miss - Brooke & many people--had a note from Mrs. Tuppen--read Dr. - Clarke's Travels & - Holcroft's Memoirs.
+At home--went to Reading--saw Miss + Brooke & many people--had a note from Mrs. Tuppen--read Dr. + Clarke's Travels & + Holcroft's Memoirs.
At home--wrote to Sir William Elford--walked with dear Drum & the pets--read Holcroft's Memoirs which are very entertaining.
+At home--wrote to Sir William Elford--walked with dear Drum & the pets--read Holcroft's Memoirs which are very entertaining.
At home--Went to Wokingham with dear Drum--dined at the Webbs & called on the Wheelers--came home at +
At home--Went to Wokingham with dear Drum--dined at the Webbs & called on the Wheelers--came home at night. A pleasant day.
At home--went violetting with Lucy about - our own place & Mr. - Body's--Betty - Rapley sent me some Honeysuckle in full bloom.
+At home--went violetting with Lucy about + our own place & Mr. + Body's--Betty + Rapley sent me some Honeysuckle in full bloom.
At home--Heard from Miss Nooth & Miss - James--wrote to Miss Nooth, - Miss James, Mrs. Hofland, Mrs. Tuppen - & Mr. Maitland--read Miss Edgeworth's Comic Dramas--not good.
+At home--Heard from Miss Nooth & Miss + James--wrote to Miss Nooth, + Miss James, Mrs. Hofland, Mrs. Tuppen + & Mr. Maitland--read Miss Edgeworth's Comic Dramas--not good.
At home all day--read the Lives of Hayden & Mozart & the Memoirs of the great Condé--not very good.
+At home all day--read the Lives of Hayden & Mozart & the Memoirs of the great Condé--not very good.
-Lines from Lord Byron's Parisina which exactly resemble the flower of the wood sorrel (1819) Those lids o'er which the violetpurplevein Wandering, leaves a tender stain Shining through +
Lines from Lord Byron's Parisina which exactly resemble the flower of the wood sorrel (1819) Those lids o'er which the violetpurplevein Wandering, leaves a tender stain Shining through the smoothest whiteStanza X, lines 30-32: Those lids--o'er which the violet vein / Wandering, leaves a tender stain, / Shining through the smoothest white / That e'er did softest kiss @@ -246,17 +246,17 @@
At home all day--Drum went to Wokingham & attended Mr. - Palmer's grand procession to Reading--sopping wet all the morning--read Memoirs of Condé--stupid enough.
+At home all day--Drum went to Wokingham & attended Mr. + Palmer's grand procession to Reading--sopping wet all the morning--read Memoirs of Condé--stupid enough.
At home--Papa not well enough to take me to Reading--went to Pinge - wood with Lucy. Got a great - quantity of flowers. violets +
At home--Papa not well enough to take me to Reading--went to Pinge + wood with Lucy. Got a great + quantity of flowers. violets almost over.
At home--Drum & Granny went to - Reading to call on Lady M. Palmer--read Whistlecraft's National - Poem & Cary's Dante. Whistlecraft very good.
+At home--Drum & Granny went to + Reading to call on Lady M. Palmer--read Whistlecraft's National + Poem & Cary's Dante. Whistlecraft very good.
At home-- +
At home-- sate sat waiting for - Lady M. Palmer dressed quite fine--tiresome woman did not come--wrote to - Mrs. Rowden & read Cary's Dante.
+ Lady M. Palmer dressed quite fine--tiresome woman did not come--wrote to + Mrs. Rowden & read Cary's Dante.At home--waited again for that tiresome woman who never came--heard from - Mrs. Hofland & Mary Webb--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & finished my letter to Mrs.Rowden--read Hazlitt's lectures on the Comic - Writers--famous.
+At home--waited again for that tiresome woman who never came--heard from + Mrs. Hofland & Mary Webb--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & finished my letter to Mrs.Rowden--read Hazlitt's lectures on the Comic + Writers--famous.
At home--waited again in vain for - Lady M. P.--Heard from Miss James & Mrs. - Rowden--read Cary's Dante & Hazlitt's Lectures on the Comic - Writers.
+At home--waited again in vain for + Lady M. P.--Heard from Miss James & Mrs. + Rowden--read Cary's Dante & Hazlitt's Lectures on the Comic + Writers.
At home all day--wrote to Miss James & to Miss - Webb.
+At home all day--wrote to Miss James & to Miss + Webb.
The name of Napoleone occurs in the notes to Dante as that of one of his 1819--I find from the same authority that @@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
At home--went to Pinge wood--Poor dear Mossy got a sad fall & was very ill--wrote to Miss James--still expected that tiresome woman.
+At home--went to Pinge wood--Poor dear Mossy got a sad fall & was very ill--wrote to Miss James--still expected that tiresome woman.
At home--poor dear Mossy very ill in the Morning but better in the - Afternoon--Still expected that tiresome Lady - Mad. who did not come.
+At home--poor dear Mossy very ill in the Morning but better in the + Afternoon--Still expected that tiresome Lady + Mad. who did not come.
Henry Fielding, 1707.
+Henry Fielding, 1707.
-At home--waited again for that - shocking plague Lady M. P. who never - came--Dear Mossy much better almost well. - Read Horrace Walpole's Letters to Mr. Montague.
+At home--waited again for that + shocking plague Lady M. P. who never + came--Dear Mossy much better almost well. + Read Horrace Walpole's Letters to Mr. Montague.
SHAKESPEARE, 1564.
+SHAKESPEARE, 1564.
-At home--waited again for my Lady, Deuce take her--read Horace Walpole's delightful letters & - Rose's Letters - from the North of Italy--very good though vulgar.
+At home--waited again for my Lady, Deuce take her--read Horace Walpole's delightful letters & + Rose's Letters + from the North of Italy--very good though vulgar.
Oliver Cromwell, 1599.
+Oliver Cromwell, 1599.
-At home--waited again for that - shocking torment Lady M. P.--never - came--read Rose's letters from the North of Italy--& finished my letters to - Miss James & Mrs. Rowden.
+At home--waited again for that + shocking torment Lady M. P.--never + came--read Rose's letters from the North of Italy--& finished my letters to + Miss James & Mrs. Rowden.
At home--waited again For Lady Madaline - Palmer--dined - early--dear Drum went to the fields by Burghfield - Bridge to get me Field Tulips--God bless him, dear lamb. Wrote to Miss Nooth &--Had Miranda to tea. Great lamb.
+At home--waited again For Lady Madaline + Palmer--dined + early--dear Drum went to the fields by Burghfield + Bridge to get me Field Tulips--God bless him, dear lamb. Wrote to Miss Nooth &--Had Miranda to tea. Great lamb.
At home--Dear Drum went to London--I had & had +
At home--Dear Drum went to London--I had & had had - for two days a very bad cough--read The Quakers - & Campbell's English Poets.
+ for two days a very bad cough--read The Quakers + & Campbell's English Poets.At home--rather better--dear Granny very good to me--heard from Sir William--wrote to him & - dear Drum--read Mr. Campbell's Specimens of the English Poets. Like it very +
At home--rather better--dear Granny very good to me--heard from Sir William--wrote to him & + dear Drum--read Mr. Campbell's Specimens of the English Poets. Like it very much.
At home--rather better. Heard from - dear Drum--wrote to him--poor Mrs. - Budd of Bedford now dead +
At home--rather better. Heard from + dear Drum--wrote to him--poor Mrs. + Budd of Bedford now dead in childbirth--Went - cowslipping - in the meadows with dear Granny, Lucy + cowslipping + in the meadows with dear Granny, Lucy & the pets--all very amiable.
At home--much the same--Heard from - dear Drum--Went to Pinge wood with dear Granny, Lucy & the Pets. - Dear Drum came home at night.
+At home--much the same--Heard from + dear Drum--Went to Pinge wood with dear Granny, Lucy & the Pets. + Dear Drum came home at night.
At home--better--heard from Miss James--walked round the place with dear Drum--read a Walk - through - Switzerland--liked +
At home--better--heard from Miss James--walked round the place with dear Drum--read a Walk + through + Switzerland--liked it pretty well.
One of Mitford’s favorite
+
Twining summer-flowering woody shrub, native to much of Europe, Turkey, and North
+
Mitford likely refers to common wood sorrel, a member of the oxalis family. It grows
+
Large family of spring-blooming bulbs native to southern Europe and central Asia but
+
+
Principal of St. Mary's Hall, University of Oxford, and leader of the Jacobite interest at Oxford in the seventeenth century.
+
+ Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland.
+ Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland.
Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh
medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did
- not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that
+ not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that
he served a medical apprenticeship with family members. He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live
+ He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live
at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood,
- Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years
+ Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years
later on December 16, 1787 at New
- Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater
+ Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater
owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local
- magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.
Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father
+
English politician, antiquarian, and author. Youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole, British - Prime Minister and Catherine, his wife. Built Strawberry Hill in Twickenham. Mitford admired Walpole's letter-writing style in a April 8, 1819 letter to Elford. His correspondence was published after his death.
+
- Mary Russell was the youngest child of
- the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and
+
+ According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of
- Mitford’s father, and
- Mitford met him for the first time in the
+ According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of
+ Mitford’s father, and
+ Mitford met him for the first time in the
spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the
age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death
in 1837. Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase)
- in Plymouth, Devon, from its
+ in Plymouth, Devon, from its
founding in 1782. He was elected a member of
Parliament for Plymouth as a
- supporter of the government and Tory William
- Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat
+ supporter of the government and Tory William
+ Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat
in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served
from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in
Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his
- son Jonathan came of age, he tried to
+ son Jonathan came of age, he tried to
secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of
Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also
Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in
the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of
- Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir
- William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors
+ Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir
+ William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors
who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he
exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected
to the Royal Society Academy in 1790. He was also a
@@ -687,56 +692,56 @@ Sir William Elford
alternative to yeast.
He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall - Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.
- + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir. +Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth
+
Beloved servant for twelve years in the Mitford
+
Traveller, writer, and naturalist. Author of - Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa.
+Educator, author, and Mitford - tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and - L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; - Frances Rowden became his second wife after his first wife's death. In - The Queens of Society - by Grace and Philip Wharton, the authors note that, while unmarried, Frances Rowden - styled herself Mrs. Rowden (1860: 148). Rowden wrote poetry, including - Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and - The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including - A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and - A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See - Landon's Memoirs - ; See also - L'Estrange, ed. The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Told by Herself,(21) - .
+A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 - , - Needham Papers, . Forename unknown. More research needed. - -
+British author and journalist, friend and associate
- of literary-political radicals such as William
- Godwin. Author of the plays
- The Road to Ruin (1792) and
- Deaf and Dumb (1801), his work is important in the development of early
- nineteenth-century melodrama. He was also the author of
- Anna St. Ives (1792), considered the first Jacobin political novel of the
+
- Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.
+A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. - Valpy and published volumes of poetry in 1815 & 1816, including a verse tragedy, as well as a novel, Eglantine, published by A.J. Valpy
+Novelist and writer of children’s books popular in England and
+
British author and educator. Best known for - Castle Rackrent (1800); also - wrote children's novels and educational treatises.
+Romantic-era poet, playwright, and celebrity. English peer after he inherited the
+
+ Charles Fyshe Palmer was the son of
Charles Fyshe Palmer and Lucy
- Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton,
+ Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton,
Herefordshire
. They lived at Luckley House, Wokingham,
Berkshire and at East Court, Finchampstead,
@@ -921,26 +921,26 @@ A Whig politician, Palmer began running for Parliament elections as the
- member for Reading
+ member for Reading
after 1816, and appears to have served off and
on in that role until 1841. He led the
Berkshire meetings to protest British government’s handling of the Peterloo Massacre in 1819. On March 16, 1820, Palmer ran for a seat in Parliament against
- two other candidates. The votes ran: John
- Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s
- letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized
+ two other candidates. The votes ran: John
+ Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s
+ letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized
Palmer in 1818 as vastly
like a mop-stick, or, rather, a tall hop-pole, or an extremely long
fishing-rod, or anything that is all length and no substance.
Mitford also mentions Palmer in connection with a legal issue surrounding
- the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822
+ the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822
. Mitford also mentions the ways that Palmer’s political opponents
sometimes undermined his Whig reformist positions by referencing the noble
- privileges (and money) he accrued by marrying the Lady Madelina Gordon in 1805.Charles Fyshe Palmer
House.
Lady Madelina Gordon was born on June 10, 1772,
+ Madelina Gordon Sinclair Palmer
Her sister Georgiana Gordon became Duchess of Bedford
through marriage to John Russell, Duke of Bedford. Her
brothers were George Duncan Gordon, who became 5th Duke of
- Gordon, and Lord Alexander Gordon. Charles Fyshe Palmer’s marriage to Lady Madelina
+ Gordon, and Lord Alexander Gordon. Charles Fyshe Palmer’s marriage to Lady Madelina
thus gained him access to aristocratic houses, including the Holland House. Lady Madelina’s name is
variously spelled Madelina and Madalina, although Madelina
appears to be the more common and standard spellling of the name, as an
anglicization of the French Madeline. For more on the Palmers, see note 2 in
The Browning’s Correspondence rendering of Mitford’s letter
- of 12 March 1842 to Elizabeth Barrett Browning
+ of 12 March 1842 to Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- .
John Hookham Frere, diplomat and author, was a founder of the Quarterly Review and is known for his humorous poetry and translations of Aristophanes and the poet - Theognis. He wrote under the name Whistlecraft. Source: ODNB.
+Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on
+
Essayist and critic, acquaintance of Mary Russell Mitford. Author of
- Table Talk (1821)
- and
- The Spirit of the Age (1825). Also authored collections of critical essays such
- as
- Characters of Shakespeare (1817),
- A View of the English Stage (1818), and
- English Comic Writers (1819). In a letter of 2 October 1820
- , Mary Russell Mitford writes of Hazlitt
- to their mutual friend Haydon, He is
+
Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram - House. Mossy was a nickname for Moss Trooper. -
+Satirical novelist and playwright, Fielding was a member of the Scriblerus Club and author of Tom Jones and the popularly adapted low tragedy Tom Thumb. Fielding published his plays under the pseudonym Scriblerus Secundus.
+Early modern era actor, theater manager, poet, and playwright. Part owner of playing
+
+ English Republican military leader, politician, and dictator. The effective protagonist
- of Mitford’s playCharles the First. A descendant of the Tudor politician Thomas Cromwell, raised in the Cambridgeshire
+ of Mitford’s playCharles the First. A descendant of the Tudor politician Thomas Cromwell, raised in the Cambridgeshire
Fens and educated at Cambridge University, he became deeply spiritual in the 1620s,
identifying as a Puritan. (He never called himself a Roundhead, and resisted others'
use of this Royalist slur.) He became an M.P. and, in 1641, attacked what he considered
@@ -1122,11 +1122,11 @@ Oliver Cromwell
Lord Fairfax, who served as the Parliamentary army's General. Cromwell quickly overshadowed
Fairfax and devised the New Model Army (founded 1645).
After the king's capture and extradition from the Isle of Wight, Cromwell seemed not committed to +
After the king's capture and extradition from the Isle of Wight, Cromwell seemed not committed to the notion of trying and executing the king until the eleventh hour, but ultimately served as a Commissioner at the trial and signed the warrant. In the aftermath of the King's execution, Ireland (which had rebelled in 1641) developed a Royalist resistance, - which Cromwell and his son-in-law Henry Ireton suppressed between 1649 and 1651. This war resulted in genocide which killed (through + which Cromwell and his son-in-law Henry Ireton suppressed between 1649 and 1651. This war resulted in genocide which killed (through violence, displacement, or disease) up to one third of the Irish population; the exact number of casualties and the time-extent of the period are still debated by historians. The period came to be called An Mallact Cromail (The Curse of Cromwell). In Commonwealth @@ -1134,47 +1134,47 @@
A greyhound owned by Mitford,
+
Scottish poet and editor: author of
- The Pleasures of Hope (1799) and
- Gertrude of Wyoming (1799). Editor of the
- New Monthly Magazine from 1821 to 1830, in which capacity he knew
- Thomas Noon Talfourd as a
+
At home--went violetting in Mr. Body's Fields & - our own--got a great many--Read Mill's History of - the Crusades very good.
+At home--went violetting in Mr. Body's Fields & + our own--got a great many--Read Mill's History of + the Crusades very good.
At home--went with dear Drum to Farley - Hill--came home to - dinner--probably my last ride in the dear old dog cart--read the Edinburgh Review & began the Monastery.
+At home--went with dear Drum to Farley + Hill--came home to + dinner--probably my last ride in the dear old dog cart--read the Edinburgh Review & began the Monastery.
At home--heard from Mrs. Jolliffe--a great deal of packing & - moving going forward--General Cockle came - to look at the house--went firtopping I suppose for the - last time--got a good many dear loves--petted Molly--read the Monastery not +
At home--heard from Mrs. Jolliffe--a great deal of packing & + moving going forward--General Cockle came + to look at the house--went firtopping I suppose for the + last time--got a good many dear loves--petted Molly--read the Monastery not very good.
At home--my last day I suppose at that - dear home!--Mr. Haydon sent me the New Times - with the Critique on his pictureThe review appeared in the 27 March 1820 issue.--went about - very disconsolate--firtopped a little--drew a plan of - the place--read the Monastery--a very uncomfortable melancholy +
At home--my last day I suppose at that + dear home!--Mr. Haydon sent me the New Times + with the Critique on his pictureThe review appeared in the 27 March 1820 issue.--went about + very disconsolate--firtopped a little--drew a plan of + the place--read the Monastery--a very uncomfortable melancholy day.
Heard from Sir William--went firtopping--left Bertram - House & went to live at Mr. Body's Cottage at the Cross--very sorry to go--in a great +
Heard from Sir William--went firtopping--left Bertram + House & went to live at Mr. Body's Cottage at the Cross--very sorry to go--in a great skirmish all day long--very uncomfortable indeed.
At home--went to Bertram House to fetch some things we left - there--went violetting there & in Mr. Body's - Fields--never got half so many in my life--lost poor Selim--in a great fright--but found him again--read - the Monastery--not so good as some of his +
At home--went to Bertram House to fetch some things we left + there--went violetting there & in Mr. Body's + Fields--never got half so many in my life--lost poor Selim--in a great fright--but found him again--read + the Monastery--not so good as some of his Novels.
At home--went violetting to Bertram - House--planted out flowers in our - garden here--Mr. Green called while I was out--read the Monastery--pretty good too.
+At home--went violetting to Bertram + House--planted out flowers in our + garden here--Mr. Green called while I was out--read the Monastery--pretty good too.
At home--walked with dear Granny to James - Smith's--got very wet--wrote to Sir - William--read Walsingham old & +
At home--walked with dear Granny to James + Smith's--got very wet--wrote to Sir + William--read Walsingham old & bad.
At home--heard from Miss James--took a walk with dear Granny & found some violets in a field near - here--wrote to Mary Webb.
+At home--heard from Miss James--took a walk with dear Granny & found some violets in a field near + here--wrote to Mary Webb.
At home--wrote to Eliza Webb, Miss - James, Mr. Haydon & Dr. Harness--read the Eclectic & British Critic - Reviews & King Coal's Levée--a pretty little +
At home--wrote to Eliza Webb, Miss + James, Mr. Haydon & Dr. Harness--read the Eclectic & British Critic + Reviews & King Coal's Levée--a pretty little thing.
At home--heard from Mr. Haydon & Mrs. - Hofland--finished my letter to Mr. - Haydon & Miss James & - wrote to Mrs. Hofland--signed a bond to - Dr. Harness--walked with Drum.
+At home--heard from Mr. Haydon & Mrs. + Hofland--finished my letter to Mr. + Haydon & Miss James & + wrote to Mrs. Hofland--signed a bond to + Dr. Harness--walked with Drum.
At home--read the New Monthly Magazine--transcribed the compliment - of myself in it--dear Drum & Granny went to London--went violetting with Lucy to Mr. Body's Fields & - Bertram house--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson to go back with the Magazine.
+At home--read the New Monthly Magazine--transcribed the compliment + of myself in it--dear Drum & Granny went to London--went violetting with Lucy to Mr. Body's Fields & + Bertram house--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson to go back with the Magazine.
At home Dear Drum & dear Gran in London--answered - a note to Mama from Mr. Stewart & wrote him a letter of - recommendation to Mr. Woodburn. Mr. Dickinson called & dined with - me--read Madame de - Genlis' Knights of the Swan--so so.
+At home Dear Drum & dear Gran in London--answered + a note to Mama from Mr. Stewart & wrote him a letter of + recommendation to Mr. Woodburn. Mr. Dickinson called & dined with + me--read Madame de + Genlis' Knights of the Swan--so so.
At home--Heard from dear Granny & Mrs. - Dickinson--lost dear Selim--Drum and Granny came home in the Evening.
+At home--Heard from dear Granny & Mrs. + Dickinson--lost dear Selim--Drum and Granny came home in the Evening.
At home--went violetting about our old fields - & Mr. - Body's--read Baldwin's - London & Blackwood's Edinburgh - Magazines--Mr. Hill took away one of - Molly's puppies--poor Molly & the other pup cried very much.
+At home--went violetting about our old fields + & Mr. + Body's--read Baldwin's + London & Blackwood's Edinburgh + Magazines--Mr. Hill took away one of + Molly's puppies--poor Molly & the other pup cried very much.
At home--heard from Mary & Eliza Webb & Mrs. - Hayward (Mrs. H's letter - was to Papa) & Mr. Dickinson--dear Drum went to Town--Mrs. Dickinson - called with the baby--went violetting--found a new bank in a field by the hill--wrote to Mrs. Voules &Mr. Dickinson.
+At home--heard from Mary & Eliza Webb & Mrs. + Hayward (Mrs. H's letter + was to Papa) & Mr. Dickinson--dear Drum went to Town--Mrs. Dickinson + called with the baby--went violetting--found a new bank in a field by the hill--wrote to Mrs. Voules &Mr. Dickinson.
At home--went to Pinge wood with Lucy, got a great deal of woodsorrel - & some white violets in Davies's - meadow--heard from Mrs. - Voules (to whom I sent Molly's - other pup)--had a delightful morning--read Blackwood's Magazine.
+At home--went to Pinge wood with Lucy, got a great deal of woodsorrel + & some white violets in Davies's + meadow--heard from Mrs. + Voules (to whom I sent Molly's + other pup)--had a delightful morning--read Blackwood's Magazine.
At home--heard from Drum--wrote to Dr. - Harness--went to Reading +
At home--heard from Drum--wrote to Dr. + Harness--went to Reading in the Cart--called on the Brookes (to condole - on Mr. Brooke's death)--Marsh's--Newberys--Tuppens & the Valpy's--came - home to dinner--read the London Magazine--Mr. Dickinson & Mr. - Liebensrood called & saw Granny.
+ on Mr. Brooke's death)--Marsh's--Newberys--Tuppens & the Valpy's--came + home to dinner--read the London Magazine--Mr. Dickinson & Mr. + Liebensrood called & saw Granny.At home--went violetting sic to Mr. Body's - fields & our old - Place--got some lovely coloured & white primroses & yellow ones & heard a most beautiful nightingale in Mr. Body's lane from our Cottage--read the - Mystery.
+At home--went violetting sic to Mr. Body's + fields & our old + Place--got some lovely coloured & white primroses & yellow ones & heard a most beautiful nightingale in Mr. Body's lane from our Cottage--read the + Mystery.
At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--went to Mr. - Webb's with Drum in the Cart - & got Wasp - for Mr. Haydon--dined at Wokingham & met Mr. Morris & Mrs. - Talmage--came home at - night--a pleasant day--took dear Molly who - was much admired--wrote to Mr. Haydon.
+At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--went to Mr. + Webb's with Drum in the Cart + & got Wasp + for Mr. Haydon--dined at Wokingham & met Mr. Morris & Mrs. + Talmage--came home at + night--a pleasant day--took dear Molly who + was much admired--wrote to Mr. Haydon.
At home--went to Pinge wood in the Cart with dear Drum & Luce & the pets--got a great many pansies & wood sorrel--Mr. Dickinson & the Tuppens called whilst we were +
At home--went to Pinge wood in the Cart with dear Drum & Luce & the pets--got a great many pansies & wood sorrel--Mr. Dickinson & the Tuppens called whilst we were out--had a delightful morning indeed.
At home--went flowering up the Cross - hill--got a few white violets & some primroses, & read Beaumont & Fletcher - in a very pretty meadow--read the Times papers.
+At home--went flowering up the Cross + hill--got a few white violets & some primroses, & read Beaumont & Fletcher + in a very pretty meadow--read the Times papers.
At home--went with Drum to our field by the Brook--Mr. - Green called while we were out--heard from Mr. Dickinson--read the Mystery--a new novel--not very good.
+At home--went with Drum to our field by the Brook--Mr. + Green called while we were out--heard from Mr. Dickinson--read the Mystery--a new novel--not very good.
At home--went with dear Drum, Lucy - & the pets to Pinge wood--got a - quantity of cowslips, wood - sorrel & pansies--a delightful - morning--Mr. Dickinson +
At home--went with dear Drum, Lucy + & the pets to Pinge wood--got a + quantity of cowslips, wood + sorrel & pansies--a delightful + morning--Mr. Dickinson called.
At home--walked with dear Granny to Bertram - House & got primroses & cowslips--made a Cowslip - ball for Drum--read Hodgkin's travels in Germany Good +
At home--walked with dear Granny to Bertram + House & got primroses & cowslips--made a Cowslip + ball for Drum--read Hodgkin's travels in Germany Good politics but middling writing.
At home--went cowslipping with Luce & the - pets in Mr. - Bridgwater's meadows by the brook--very pleasant - morning--read Hodgkin's Travels--good politics.
+At home--went cowslipping with Luce & the + pets in Mr. + Bridgwater's meadows by the brook--very pleasant + morning--read Hodgkin's Travels--good politics.
At home--went walking with dear - Granny & the pets up a lane leading - to Spencer's wood--found a field with a quantity of wild periwinkle in the hedge--very beautiful. Read - Southey's Life - of Wesley--very good.
+At home--went walking with dear + Granny & the pets up a lane leading + to Spencer's wood--found a field with a quantity of wild periwinkle in the hedge--very beautiful. Read + Southey's Life + of Wesley--very good.
At home--went to Pinge wood with Drum, Lucy & the - pets--went likewise to Burghfield & - got some field Tulips--met Mr. Liebenrood & his son--Mr. - Body called--heard from Mr. - Haydon--wrote to Eliza Webb. - Read Southey's Life of Wesley--very amusing.
+At home--went to Pinge wood with Drum, Lucy & the + pets--went likewise to Burghfield & + got some field Tulips--met Mr. Liebenrood & his son--Mr. + Body called--heard from Mr. + Haydon--wrote to Eliza Webb. + Read Southey's Life of Wesley--very amusing.
At home--went cowslipping with Granny & the - Pets in Bridgwater's meadows--Mr. Dickinson called--read Hogg's Winter Evening's - Tales--famous.
+At home--went cowslipping with Granny & the + Pets in Bridgwater's meadows--Mr. Dickinson called--read Hogg's Winter Evening's + Tales--famous.
At home--walked in the meadows with Drum & the Pets--read Hogg's - Tales--famous--wrote to Mr. Haydon.
+At home--walked in the meadows with Drum & the Pets--read Hogg's + Tales--famous--wrote to Mr. Haydon.
One of Mitford’s favorite
+
One of Mitford’s favorite trees.
+
Mitford likely refers to common wood sorrel, a member of the oxalis family. It grows
+
One of Mitford’s favorite
- flowers, blooms in spring in Berkshire.
+ primrose
closely related to the true primroses (genus Primula). Mitford also mentions
the evening primrose in her writing. Evening primroses have been cultivated in
Europe since the early seventeenth century and are now naturalized in some
- parts of Europe and Asia.
A medium-sized migratory songbird, brown above and beige or whitish below, native
+
+
Spring-blooming trailing groundcover with dark green leaves and purple, blue, or white
+
Large family of spring-blooming bulbs native to southern Europe and central Asia but
+
- Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.
+
+ Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland.
+ Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland.
Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh
medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did
- not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that
+ not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that
he served a medical apprenticeship with family members. He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live
+ He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live
at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood,
- Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years
+ Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years
later on December 16, 1787 at New
- Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater
+ Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater
owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local
- magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.
Mitford's dog, whom she describes in a letter of 1820-11-27 as a pretty little Spaniel with long curling hair--so white & delicate & ladylike.
+Benjamin Robert Haydon was a painter educated at the
+
+ According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of
- Mitford’s father, and
- Mitford met him for the first time in the
+ According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of
+ Mitford’s father, and
+ Mitford met him for the first time in the
spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the
age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death
in 1837. Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase)
- in Plymouth, Devon, from its
+ in Plymouth, Devon, from its
founding in 1782. He was elected a member of
Parliament for Plymouth as a
- supporter of the government and Tory William
- Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat
+ supporter of the government and Tory William
+ Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat
in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served
from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in
Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his
- son Jonathan came of age, he tried to
+ son Jonathan came of age, he tried to
secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of
Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also
Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in
the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of
- Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir
- William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors
+ Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir
+ William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors
who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he
exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected
to the Royal Society Academy in 1790. He was also a
@@ -634,28 +634,28 @@ Sir William Elford
alternative to yeast.
He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall - Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.
- + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir. +Mitford's ferocious white cat.
+
- Mary Russell was the youngest child of
- the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and
+
Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father
+
Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on
+
Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth
+
+ A lifelong friend of Mary Russell Mitford
+ A lifelong friend of Mary Russell Mitford
who knew her from their childhood in the 1790s, Harness launched the first
major effort to collect and edit Mitford’s letters into a series of volumes,
- which was completed by his assistant, Alfred Guy
- Kingan L’Estrange a year after Harness’s death, and published
- as The Life of Mary Russell Mitford, Related
- in a Selection from her Letters to her Friends. This collection
+ which was completed by his assistant, Alfred Guy
+ Kingan L’Estrange a year after Harness’s death, and published
+ as The Life of Mary Russell Mitford, Related
+ in a Selection from her Letters to her Friends. This collection
was originally intended to be six volumes, but was cut back to three by the
publishers, to Harness’s distress. Harness and Byron were also friends from
+ Harness and Byron were also friends from
their schooling at Harrow, as Byron sympathized with Harness’s experience of
a disabled foot, crushed in an accident in early childhood. Byron considered
- dedicating the first two cantos of Childe Harold’s
- Pilgrimage
- to Harness, but refrained so as not to taint Harness’s reputation as
+ dedicating the first two cantos of Childe Harold’s
+ Pilgrimage
+ to Harness, but refrained so as not to taint Harness’s reputation as
he was taking orders as an Anglican curate. Harness admired and encouraged
Mitford’s playwrighting in particular, and she commented that he was one of
the few of her friends who thought she should prioritize the drama over
- prose. When William Macready was
- attacked in an anonymous Blackwood’s Magazine piece
- in 1825 for his demands and rudeness to Mitford over revisions to
- Rienzi, Macready assumed that Harness was
+ prose. When William Macready was
+ attacked in an anonymous Blackwood’s Magazine piece
+ in 1825 for his demands and rudeness to Mitford over revisions to
+ Rienzi, Macready assumed that Harness was
the author of the anonymous piece, though in 1839
after many years of distance, Harness assured Macready in person that he was
not the writer, though he may have shared word of the poor treatment his
@@ -800,25 +800,25 @@ Rev. William Harness
1825, he published an eight-volume edition of Shakespeare, including a
biography; his friends would later endow a prize in his name at Cambridge
for the study of Shakespearean literature. He also authored numerous essays
- and reviews, some for the Quarterly Review. From 1844 to 1847 he was
+ and reviews, some for the Quarterly Review. From 1844 to 1847 he was
minister of Brompton Chapel in London. He undertook to raise the funds to
build the church of All Saints, Knightsbridge, in the parish of St.
Margaret’s Westminster, which opened in 1849, and he then became perpetual curate
of
that congregation. At the 1851 and 1861 censuses, he lived at 3 Hyde Park
- Terrace, Westminster St. Margaret, Middlesex, with his sister Mary Harness
+ Terrace, Westminster St. Margaret, Middlesex, with his sister Mary Harness
and his first cousin Jemima Harness, daughter of his uncle William. He died
while on a visit to one of his former curates in
Battle, Sussex. At the time of his death he living at the same address at 3
- Hyde Park Terrace; he is buried in Bath.
Novelist and writer of children’s books popular in England and
+
Beloved servant for twelve years in the Mitford
+
Catherine Allingham was the daughter of Thomas Allingham. She married Charles Dickinson
+
Friend of the Mitford family. He was the son of Vikris Dickinson and Elizabeth Marchant.
+
French author of sensibility novels as well as works for children based on the practices - of Rousseau. Later an emigre to England in the wake of the French Revolution.
+Prominent manufacturer in the
- Wokinghambrewing industry, and community leader in
- Wokingham and the county of Berkshire. Father of Eliza, Jane, and Mary Webb. Francis Needham
+
Contributor to a corpus of plays published in the seventeenth century as the collaborative
+
Playwright following Shakespeare, contemporary of Ben Jonson in the early seventeenth century, and collaborator with Francis Beaumont. Some plays once attributed to Beaumont and Fletcher as a duo were now known to have - been written by only one of them and/or with other collaborators.
+English poet, historian, essayist, and biographer. Early friend of Coleridge. He was Poet Laureate of England from 1813 to 1843.
+Scottish ballad collector, poet, and novelist who wrote in Scots and English and was - encouraged by his life-long friend Walter Scott to take up a writing career. Hogg authored The Queen's Wake, a long poem on Mary Queen of Scots in 1813, and The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, anonymously published in 1824.
+At home--lay in the hay--read the Sicilian--wrote to - Mrs. Havell & Pen Valpy--walked in the evening with dear - Drum & the pets--all the pets very - amiable especially Mossy & Marmy.
+At home--lay in the hay--read the Sicilian--wrote to + Mrs. Havell & Pen Valpy--walked in the evening with dear + Drum & the pets--all the pets very + amiable especially Mossy & Marmy.
At home--was engaged to have gone to - Wokingham to see some strolling +
At home--was engaged to have gone to + Wokingham to see some strolling players but not quite well so staid stayed - at home--wrote to Mary Webb--heard from Mary Webb--lay in the hay--Bobby very amiable--walked - with dear Drum - Moll & Mossy, dear Mossy.
+ at home--wrote to Mary Webb--heard from Mary Webb--lay in the hay--Bobby very amiable--walked + with dear Drum + Moll & Mossy, dear Mossy.At home--wrote to Mary Webb--dressed my flowers--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--read Headlong Hall famous--Journal of a - soldier of the 71st stupid enough & the Eclectic Review not much better.
+At home--wrote to Mary Webb--dressed my flowers--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--read Headlong Hall famous--Journal of a + soldier of the 71st stupid enough & the Eclectic Review not much better.
At home--lay in the hay with my pets, all of them--very amiable particularly Mossy - Marmy & Bobby--read the British - Critic pretty good--walked with dear Drum - Mossy & Molly.
+At home--lay in the hay with my pets, all of them--very amiable particularly Mossy + Marmy & Bobby--read the British + Critic pretty good--walked with dear Drum + Mossy & Molly.
At home--Went to Wokingham--saw Miss H. Knyvett there from the Isle - of Wight-dined & drank tea there & came back in the +
At home--Went to Wokingham--saw Miss H. Knyvett there from the Isle + of Wight-dined & drank tea there & came back in the evening--a very pleasant day indeed.
At home--Ducked - the Pets combed them--went Firtopping--in the evening - walked with Drum & was hailed to my - great joy by Jack the drole boy - who lived at Mr. - Body's 2 years ago & then went to London.
+At home--Ducked + the Pets combed them--went Firtopping--in the evening + walked with Drum & was hailed to my + great joy by Jack the drole boy + who lived at Mr. + Body's 2 years ago & then went to London.
At home--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & Mrs. - Hofland & began a letter to Miss - James--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--read Evelina--walked with dear Granny.
+At home--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & Mrs. + Hofland & began a letter to Miss + James--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--read Evelina--walked with dear Granny.
At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--lay in the Hay--read Salame's - account of the expedition to Algiers. - good--walked with dear Drum--wrote to - Mr. Haydon & Miss James --Mossy & - Bobby very amiable.
+At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--lay in the Hay--read Salame's + account of the expedition to Algiers. + good--walked with dear Drum--wrote to + Mr. Haydon & Miss James --Mossy & + Bobby very amiable.
Isaac Walton, 1593. - John Dryden, 1631.
+Isaac Walton, 1593. + John Dryden, 1631.
-At home--dear Drum not well--pared Apricots for jam--lay in the hay--read - Madame de Staël's - private life of M. Necker & his - Miscellanies--& Evelyn's Memoirs very entertaining.
+At home--dear Drum not well--pared Apricots for jam--lay in the hay--read + Madame de Staël's + private life of M. Necker & his + Miscellanies--& Evelyn's Memoirs very entertaining.
At home--dear Drum much better--lay in the hay--read Evelyn's Memoirs & Independence--Mr. - Dickinson drank tea with us & was very pleasant.
+At home--dear Drum much better--lay in the hay--read Evelyn's Memoirs & Independence--Mr. + Dickinson drank tea with us & was very pleasant.
At home--heard from Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson - & Miss Ogbourn. Drum & Granny out all the morning at Wokingham & Reading--lay in my hay & read Independence. & Dressed my flowers.
+At home--heard from Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson + & Miss Ogbourn. Drum & Granny out all the morning at Wokingham & Reading--lay in my hay & read Independence. & Dressed my flowers.
At home--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--poor - dear Mossy not well--read Leighton Priory--walked with dear Drum & the pets.
+At home--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--poor + dear Mossy not well--read Leighton Priory--walked with dear Drum & the pets.
At home--lay in the hay--Bobby very - amiable--Mossy dear lamb rather better - today--dear Granny sat out of doors with - me--read Leighton Priory.
+At home--lay in the hay--Bobby very + amiable--Mossy dear lamb rather better + today--dear Granny sat out of doors with + me--read Leighton Priory.
At home--lay in the hay--Bobby very - amiable--Mossy better--sent off my - letters to Mrs. Rowden - Miss James & Mr. Haydon which I had written a week ago--read the Mysterious Wife.
+At home--lay in the hay--Bobby very + amiable--Mossy better--sent off my + letters to Mrs. Rowden + Miss James & Mr. Haydon which I had written a week ago--read the Mysterious Wife.
At home--lay in the hay--all my pets well & amiable--read Mrs. Brunton's Emmeline & her - life--& the life of James Hardy Vaux - written by himself +
At home--lay in the hay--all my pets well & amiable--read Mrs. Brunton's Emmeline & her + life--& the life of James Hardy Vaux + written by himself --walked - with dear Drum down the lane.
+ with dear Drum down the lane.At home--lay in the hay - Bobby & Mossy very amiable--finished reading Evelyn's Memoirs--very - entertaining--Jacob Newbery - called--walked between the house & - the white gate.
+At home--lay in the hay + Bobby & Mossy very amiable--finished reading Evelyn's Memoirs--very + entertaining--Jacob Newbery + called--walked between the house & + the white gate.
At home--lay in the hay--read Schlegelon Literature - Drum & Mossy--wrote to Mrs. - Dickinson.
+At home--lay in the hay--read Schlegelon Literature + Drum & Mossy--wrote to Mrs. + Dickinson.
At home--dressed my flowers--dear Drum - brought me some beauties as he often does, God bless him--lay in the hay - Bobby very amiable--a blackbird came to eat at Bobby's +
At home--dressed my flowers--dear Drum + brought me some beauties as he often does, God bless him--lay in the hay + Bobby very amiable--a blackbird came to eat at Bobby's board.
At home--rode to Reading--dear Drum gave me my grey cloth gown shifts & petticoats God bless - him--made calls--Dr. Valpy gave me - Opie's Lectures--very pleasant morning.
+At home--rode to Reading--dear Drum gave me my grey cloth gown shifts & petticoats God bless + him--made calls--Dr. Valpy gave me + Opie's Lectures--very pleasant morning.
At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--lay in the hay--Mossy very amiable--the - blackbird came again--read Opie's Lectures - & the Mysterious Wife.
+At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--lay in the hay--Mossy very amiable--the + blackbird came again--read Opie's Lectures + & the Mysterious Wife.
At home--went to Reading--dined at Dr. Valpy's--poor dear darling Mossy was found dead about eleven o'clock after +
At home--went to Reading--dined at Dr. Valpy's--poor dear darling Mossy was found dead about eleven o'clock after eating an excellent breakfast. God in Heaven bless him dear love.
At home--buried my own dear darling - beloved pet Mossy--God bless him--I shall +
At home--buried my own dear darling + beloved pet Mossy--God bless him--I shall never have such another darling again. God bless him sweet dear darling--I am sure he is happy beloved lamb.
At home--wrote an account of my own dear lamented Mossy & some - verses on his death to put up with his hair dear angelic Saint--I shall +
At home--wrote an account of my own dear lamented Mossy & some + verses on his death to put up with his hair dear angelic Saint--I shall never forget him & never love anything like him--as long as I live--God bless him sweet Angel.
At home--Mr. - White & Captain Tuppen - called--Mrs. T. sent me a card on the - death of my angel Mossy--we had today some +
At home--Mr. + White & Captain Tuppen + called--Mrs. T. sent me a card on the + death of my angel Mossy--we had today some of the same pudding boiled which I had given to the dear saint on Friday--I miss him more & more sweet Angel.
At home--wrote to Mary Webb & Mr. Dickinson--lay in my hay--worked trimming--read Lord John - Russell's life of Lord Russell - pretty good--Miss my poor dear darling Mossy +
At home--wrote to Mary Webb & Mr. Dickinson--lay in my hay--worked trimming--read Lord John + Russell's life of Lord Russell + pretty good--Miss my poor dear darling Mossy more & more.
At home--heard from Mary Webb--Mr. - Rainy came to see the - place--lay in the hay--fed my Bobby--Dear Drum went to Alresford--poor Solomon - buried--Miss my own dear sainted Mossy more +
At home--heard from Mary Webb--Mr. + Rainy came to see the + place--lay in the hay--fed my Bobby--Dear Drum went to Alresford--poor Solomon + buried--Miss my own dear sainted Mossy more & more.
At home--heard from Miss James--lay in my hay - had all my birds--dressed my flowers--Drum still in HampshireVisiting Alresford.--Miss my own Mossy more & more.
+At home--heard from Miss James--lay in my hay + had all my birds--dressed my flowers--Drum still in HampshireVisiting Alresford.--Miss my own Mossy more & more.
At home--heard from dear Drum--began my worked shirt--lay in the hay--fed my great Bobby--read Napoleon peint par - lui-même--missed my own dear darling Mossy more than ever.
+At home--heard from dear Drum--began my worked shirt--lay in the hay--fed my great Bobby--read Napoleon peint par + lui-même--missed my own dear darling Mossy more than ever.
John Locke, 1632.
+John Locke, 1632.
-At home--heard from Mary Webb--dear Drum came home--lay in my hay--read Thaddeus of Warsaw--Missed my own dearest - darling pet Mossy more & more.
+At home--heard from Mary Webb--dear Drum came home--lay in my hay--read Thaddeus of Warsaw--Missed my own dearest + darling pet Mossy more & more.
At home--worked my shirt--read - Burnet's History of his own Times--walked with Drum & Molly--missed my - own dear Darling Mossy more & more.
+At home--worked my shirt--read + Burnet's History of his own Times--walked with Drum & Molly--missed my + own dear Darling Mossy more & more.
At home--went to Wokingham with dear Drum--dined there--a very pleasant day - indeed--saw the Wheelers, Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. - Bullard & Mrs. - Falmore --Came home at night.
+At home--went to Wokingham with dear Drum--dined there--a very pleasant day + indeed--saw the Wheelers, Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. + Bullard & Mrs. + Falmore --Came home at night.
One of Mitford’s favorite trees.
+
Medium-sized black member of the thrush family, with a yellow-orange bill and distinctive
+
One of the daughters of Dr. Valpy by his second wife Mary Benwell. She was baptized on June 15, 1798
+
+ Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland.
+ Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland.
Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh
medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did
- not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that
+ not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that
he served a medical apprenticeship with family members. He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live
+ He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live
at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood,
- Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years
+ Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years
later on December 16, 1787 at New
- Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater
+ Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater
owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local
- magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.
Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram - House. Mossy was a nickname for Moss Trooper. -
+One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.
+Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on
+
Mitford's dog, whom she describes in a letter of 1820-11-27 as a pretty little Spaniel with long curling hair--so white & delicate & ladylike.
+- Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.
+Educator, author, and Mitford - tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and - L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; - Frances Rowden became his second wife after his first wife's death. In - The Queens of Society - by Grace and Philip Wharton, the authors note that, while unmarried, Frances Rowden - styled herself Mrs. Rowden (1860: 148). Rowden wrote poetry, including - Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and - The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including - A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and - A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See - Landon's Memoirs - ; See also - L'Estrange, ed. The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Told by Herself,(21) - .
-Novelist and writer of children’s books popular in England and
+
Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father
+
- Mary Russell was the youngest child of
- the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and
+
Benjamin Robert Haydon was a painter educated at the
+
Wrote The Compleat Angler and a book of short biographies, The Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Rich'd Hooker, George Herbert, &c., sometimes called Walton's Lives. Mitford admired Walton's literary style and realism as a biographer in her letters - of 1819. -
+
+
Franco-Swiss salonierre, celebrity and writer. Author of Corinne, a novel about a celebrated Italian improvatrice that influenced representations - of female authorship in the nineteenth century.
+Friend of the Mitford family. He was the son of Vikris Dickinson and Elizabeth Marchant.
+
Author of novels Self Control and Discipline. Mitford pokes gentle fun at her under the name Mrs. Discipline in letters of 1819.
+Catherine Allingham was the daughter of Thomas Allingham. She married Charles Dickinson - on August 2, 1807 at St. Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived in Swallowfield, Berkshire, where - their daughter Frances was born, and where they were visited by the Mitford family. - According to Mitford, Catherine Dickinson was fond of match-making among her friends - and acquaintances. (See - Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford - . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).
+
+ Richard Valpy (the fourth of that name) was the eldest son of Richard Valpy
[III] and Catherine Chevalier. He was a friend and literary mentor to
- Mary Russell Mitford. He matriculated at
+ Mary Russell Mitford. He matriculated at
Pembroke College, Oxford University on April 1, 1773, aged eighteen, as a
Morley scholar. He received from Oxford a B.A. (1776), M.A. (1784), B.D.
& D.D. (1792). He took orders in the Church of England in 1777. Richard
@@ -791,103 +786,103 @@ Dr. Richard Valpy
1787. He became the Headmaster at Reading School, Reading, Berkshire, in
1781 and served until 1830, at which time he turned the Headmastership over
to his youngest son Francis E. J. Valpy and continued in semi-retirement
- until his death in 1836. During his tenure as Headmaster of Reading Grammar School for boys over
+ until his death in 1836. During his tenure as Headmaster of Reading Grammar School for boys over
the course of fifty years, he expanded the boarding school and added new
buildings. He is the author of numerous published works, including Greek and
Latin textbooks, sermons, volumes of poetry, and adaptations of plays such
- as Shakespeare’s King John and Sheridan’s The Critic. His Elements of
- Greek Grammar, Elements of Latin Grammar,,Greek
- Delectus and Latin Delectus, printed and published by
- his son A. J. Valpy, were all much
+ as Shakespeare’s King John and Sheridan’s The Critic. His Elements of
+ Greek Grammar, Elements of Latin Grammar,,Greek
+ Delectus and Latin Delectus, printed and published by
+ his son A. J. Valpy, were all much
used as school texts throughout the nineteenth century. Valpy’s students
performed his own adaptations of Greek, Latin, and English plays for the
triennial visitations and the play receipts went to charitable
organizations. Valpy enlisted Mitford to write reviews of the productions
- for the Reading Mercury. In 1803, his
+ for the Reading Mercury. In 1803, his
adaptation of Shakespeare’s King John was performed at Covent Garden
Theatre.
Richard Valpy was married twice and had twelve children, eleven of whom - lived to adulthood. His first wife was Martha - Cornelia de Cartaret; Richard and Martha were married about - 1778 and they had one daughter, Martha Cartaretta Cornelia. + lived to adulthood. His first wife was Martha + Cornelia de Cartaret; Richard and Martha were married about + 1778 and they had one daughter, Martha Cartaretta Cornelia. His first wife Martha died about 1780 and he married Mary Benwell of Caversham, Oxfordshire on May 30, 1782. Together they had six sons and five daughters and ten of their eleven children survived to adulthood. Richard Valpy and Mary Benwell’s sons were Richard Valpy (the - fifth of that name), Abraham John - Valpy, called John; Gabriel Valpy, + fifth of that name), Abraham John + Valpy, called John; Gabriel Valpy, Anthony Blagrove Valpy; and Francis Edward - Jackson Valpy. His daughters were Mary Ann Catherine Valpy; Sarah - Frances Valpy, called Frances or Fanny; Catherine Elizabeth Blanch Valpy; - Penelope Arabella Valpy; and + Jackson Valpy. His daughters were Mary Ann Catherine Valpy; Sarah + Frances Valpy, called Frances or Fanny; Catherine Elizabeth Blanch Valpy; + Penelope Arabella Valpy; and Elizabeth Charlotte Valpy, who died as an infant.
Richard Valpy died on March 28, - 1836 in Reading, - Berkshire, and is buried in All Souls cemetery, Kensal + 1836 in Reading, + Berkshire, and is buried in All Souls cemetery, Kensal Green, London. Dr. Valpy’s students placed a marble bust of him in St. Lawrence’s church, Reading, Berkshire, after his - death. John Opie painted Dr. Valpy’s portrait. See . + death. John Opie painted Dr. Valpy’s portrait. See .Worked at my gown--wrote to Mr. Haydon--walked - with Granny.
+Worked at my gown--wrote to Mr. Haydon--walked + with Granny.
Worked at my gown--read the London - Magazine--walked with Drum.
+Worked at my gown--read the London + Magazine--walked with Drum.
Mrs. Dickinson called--worked at my gown - with poor Lucy--walked with Drum.
+Mrs. Dickinson called--worked at my gown + with poor Lucy--walked with Drum.
Went to Reading with Drum--called at Mrs. - Valpy's &c.--pleasant morning--came home to dinner--Mr. Dickinson drank tea here.
+Went to Reading with Drum--called at Mrs. + Valpy's &c.--pleasant morning--came home to dinner--Mr. Dickinson drank tea here.
At home--Mr. Sherwood called--did a great deal of work--walked with - Granny.
+At home--Mr. Sherwood called--did a great deal of work--walked with + Granny.
At home--read Warbeck of Wolfstein--very good--walked - with Drum--last day of Lucy's being here, poor thing!
+At home--read Warbeck of Wolfstein--very good--walked + with Drum--last day of Lucy's being here, poor thing!
At home--poor dear Lucy was married from our house at Shinfield - Church to Mr. Hill--the - wedding party Mr. & Mrs. - Hill, Mr. Goddard who gave her away, & - Charles Sweetser her brother all dined at our house, & then went off to drink tea - at her Mother's, & so home at - night to Silchester--God bless her, poor +
At home--poor dear Lucy was married from our house at Shinfield + Church to Mr. Hill--the + wedding party Mr. & Mrs. + Hill, Mr. Goddard who gave her away, & + Charles Sweetser her brother all dined at our house, & then went off to drink tea + at her Mother's, & so home at + night to Silchester--God bless her, poor dear thing! She lived with us twelve years--a most faithful, affectionate creature - as ever lived upon earth--we were all very fond of her, especially Drum & I--the Moncks called--walked with Drum & Granny.
+ as ever lived upon earth--we were all very fond of her, especially Drum & I--the Moncks called--walked with Drum & Granny.At home--heard from Miss James--wrote to Miss James--went to dine at Coley to keep little Bligh's birthday--the +
At home--heard from Miss James--wrote to Miss James--went to dine at Coley to keep little Bligh's birthday--the Sherwoods came in the evening--a very pleasant day.
At home--Heard from Mr. Haydon & Mrs. - Rowden--worked at my black gown for the poor Duchess of - York's death--poor dear Molly - was spayed--she never said a word, poor love--walked with Drum.
+At home--Heard from Mr. Haydon & Mrs. + Rowden--worked at my black gown for the poor Duchess of + York's death--poor dear Molly + was spayed--she never said a word, poor love--walked with Drum.
(I have been in a mistake all through this page as to date)Mitford was indeed incorrect about most of the dates on this page from Saturday August 5 through Wednesday August 10. Consulting a perpetual calendar, we see that the numbers of Mitford's dates for this week were ahead by - one. Finished my gown tail--wrote to Mrs. - Rowden--Mr. Dickinson - called--walked with Drum & the - pets--poor Molly very bad.
+ one. Finished my gown tail--wrote to Mrs. + Rowden--Mr. Dickinson + called--walked with Drum & the + pets--poor Molly very bad.Dressed my flowers--helped finish my gown--walked with Drum & the pets--poor little Molly very bad but very loving to me, dear little +
Dressed my flowers--helped finish my gown--walked with Drum & the pets--poor little Molly very bad but very loving to me, dear little angel--God bless her!
At home--did a great deal of - work--dear Molly better--Lucy called--did not see her--out walking with - Granny.
+At home--did a great deal of + work--dear Molly better--Lucy called--did not see her--out walking with + Granny.
At home--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Mr. Dickinson & Mr. Haydon--the Dickinsons called--Molly better--walked with Drum & the pets.
+At home--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Mr. Dickinson & Mr. Haydon--the Dickinsons called--Molly better--walked with Drum & the pets.
-Saw ten glow-worms in the ditch between +
Saw ten glow-worms in the ditch between Captain King's & Will - Howell's--glow-worms very plentiful + Howell's--glow-worms very plentiful this year, especially in that place.
At home--worked at my gown - trimming--walked with dear Drum.
+At home--worked at my gown + trimming--walked with dear Drum.
At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--dear Drum went to Town--got a - Cast of Napolean & an Angola tippet from Miss - James, dear Soul, through the Valpys, but did not get a letter she sent me at the same time--hope - it is not lost--wrote to Miss - Valpy--Captain Valpy - called--worked at my gown--walked with dear Granny--saw the brightest glow-worm I - ever saw in my life in Mr. Body's +
At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--dear Drum went to Town--got a + Cast of Napolean & an Angola tippet from Miss + James, dear Soul, through the Valpys, but did not get a letter she sent me at the same time--hope + it is not lost--wrote to Miss + Valpy--Captain Valpy + called--worked at my gown--walked with dear Granny--saw the brightest glow-worm I + ever saw in my life in Mr. Body's lane--as bright as a star.
At home--heard from Drum & Mr. - Haydon--worked a great deal--walked to Bertram House--looked very pretty--a great - many firtops fallen.
+At home--heard from Drum & Mr. + Haydon--worked a great deal--walked to Bertram House--looked very pretty--a great + many firtops fallen.
At home--heard from dear Drum--worked at my gown trimming--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson +
At home--heard from dear Drum--worked at my gown trimming--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson called, wanted me to go home with them--did not go.
At home--went to Wokingham to meet dear Drum--called at the Newells - & Westbrooks--had a famous dinner at Wokingham, capital Venison pasty--saw - Mr. Fyshe Palmer--came home with - Drum in the evening--wrote to Miss James.
+At home--went to Wokingham to meet dear Drum--called at the Newells + & Westbrooks--had a famous dinner at Wokingham, capital Venison pasty--saw + Mr. Fyshe Palmer--came home with + Drum in the evening--wrote to Miss James.
At home--heard from Miss James, Miss - Nooth, Miss Brooke & - Mrs. Jolliffe--wrote to Miss - James--did a great deal of work & walked with Granny.
+At home--heard from Miss James, Miss + Nooth, Miss Brooke & + Mrs. Jolliffe--wrote to Miss + James--did a great deal of work & walked with Granny.
At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--Captain - Tuppen called--wrote to Captain - Tuppen, Miss James, Miss Emily James, Miss - Nooth & Mr. Haydon--went - walking with Drum.
+At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--Captain + Tuppen called--wrote to Captain + Tuppen, Miss James, Miss Emily James, Miss + Nooth & Mr. Haydon--went + walking with Drum.
At home--rained all day--could not +
At home--rained all day--could not stir--did a great deal of work & read Dr. Drake's - Winter Nights--good.
+ Winter Nights--good.At home--heard from Sir William--wrote to Miss Brooke--poor dear Luce sent me some flowers--walked with Drum.
+At home--heard from Sir William--wrote to Miss Brooke--poor dear Luce sent me some flowers--walked with Drum.
At home--went to Reading--called on the Valpys (both), Mrs. Anstruther, Mrs.
+ At home--went to Reading--called on the Valpys (both), Mrs. Anstruther, Mrs.
Tuppen, Mrs. Marsh, &c--dined at
- Mrs. Newbery's--came home in the evening--Mrs.
- Dickinson & Miss Eliza
- Webb called whilst I was out--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson with a proof, &
+ Mrs. Newbery's--came home in the evening--Mrs.
+ Dickinson & Miss Eliza
+ Webb called whilst I was out--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson with a proof, &
Mrs. Jolliffe.
Went coursing to Mortimer Westend, where poor dear - Lucy joined us--Moses killed two hares - & a rabbit--a delightful day--came home to dinner--Harry & Mrs. Marsh called--wrote to - Sir William Elford & Eliza Webb--read the Festival of + Lucy joined us--Moses killed two hares + & a rabbit--a delightful day--came home to dinner--Harry & Mrs. Marsh called--wrote to + Sir William Elford & Eliza Webb--read the Festival of Flora--very pretty.
Waited at home for Lady Madelina--Mr. - Body called--Lady Mad. did +
Waited at home for Lady Madelina--Mr. + Body called--Lady Mad. did not--had a note from Mr. MacFarlane with his Poem of the Wanderer--finished the work for my new gowns.
At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--went into Reading to call on Lady Madelina Palmer--found her very agreeable--saw a great many - people--came home with the +
At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--went into Reading to call on Lady Madelina Palmer--found her very agreeable--saw a great many + people--came home with the Rigbys--wrote to Mrs. Rigby & - Mrs. Dickinson.
+ Mrs. Dickinson.Mrs. Dickinson called--Lucy & Mr.
- Hill dined here--poor little Anne, our Cook, went away--wrote to Mr.
+ Mrs. Dickinson called--Lucy & Mr.
+ Hill dined here--poor little Anne, our Cook, went away--wrote to Mr.
MacFarlane.
At home--Captain Tuppen & Mr. Wilson called--walked - about with Granny, chatted with Richard Body.
+At home--Captain Tuppen & Mr. Wilson called--walked + about with Granny, chatted with Richard Body.
At home--walked with dear Drum & dear Granny & the pets to Arborfield Mill - over the tumbling bay--ducked Molly--a - charming walk--saw Mrs. & Miss Brooke - returning from Southampton, & - Richard Body--read Mrs. Graham's Residence in the Mountains - east of Rome--not good--wrote to Eliza - Webb.
+At home--walked with dear Drum & dear Granny & the pets to Arborfield Mill + over the tumbling bay--ducked Molly--a + charming walk--saw Mrs. & Miss Brooke + returning from Southampton, & + Richard Body--read Mrs. Graham's Residence in the Mountains + east of Rome--not good--wrote to Eliza + Webb.
At home--heard from Miss Nooth--worked at my frill--walked with dear - Granny--wrote to Miss Nooth.
+At home--heard from Miss Nooth--worked at my frill--walked with dear + Granny--wrote to Miss Nooth.
At home--went coursing with dear - Drum to Mortimer Common--Moses - killed 4 hares & a rabbit--capital sport--delightful day--Mr. Dickinson & Captain - Tuppen called whilst I was out--finished my letter to Miss Nooth.
+At home--went coursing with dear + Drum to Mortimer Common--Moses + killed 4 hares & a rabbit--capital sport--delightful day--Mr. Dickinson & Captain + Tuppen called whilst I was out--finished my letter to Miss Nooth.
A nocturnal beetle found throughout Europe and Asia, a member of the bioluminescent
+
One of Mitford’s favorite trees.
+
Benjamin Robert Haydon was a painter educated at the
+
- Mary Russell was the youngest child of
- the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and
+
+ Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland.
+ Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland.
Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh
medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did
- not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that
+ not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that
he served a medical apprenticeship with family members. He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live
+ He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live
at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood,
- Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years
+ Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years
later on December 16, 1787 at New
- Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater
+ Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater
owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local
- magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.
Catherine Allingham was the daughter of Thomas Allingham. She married Charles Dickinson
+
Beloved servant for twelve years in the Mitford
+
Friend of the Mitford family. He was the son of Vikris Dickinson and Elizabeth Marchant.
+
Practiced medicine in Reading. He was a - friend of John Berkeley Monck, and likely - others in the Reading political - scene. Sources: - Needham Papers, Reading Central Library - ; - History of Parliament Online. ReadingBorough - http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/constituencies/reading. -
-Schoolmaster at Silchester, - Berkshire, England. Spouse of Mitford servant Lucy Hill, whose marriage to him caused her to - leave her position in the Mitford household. Source: NeedhamPapers, Reading Central Library.
+Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father
+
Educator, author, and Mitford - tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and - L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; - Frances Rowden became his second wife after his first wife's death. In - The Queens of Society - by Grace and Philip Wharton, the authors note that, while unmarried, Frances Rowden - styled herself Mrs. Rowden (1860: 148). Rowden wrote poetry, including - Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and - The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including - A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and - A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See - Landon's Memoirs - ; See also - L'Estrange, ed. The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Told by Herself,(21) - .
-Mitford's dog, whom she describes in a letter of 1820-11-27 as a pretty little Spaniel with long curling hair--so white & delicate & ladylike.
+Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth
+
A friend of MRM, and
+
Son of Dr. Richard Valpy and Mary Benwell. Spouse of Anna Harris Valpy. They had four children. He became a captain in the Royal Navy and later retired - to Blagdon, Somerset with his family.
+- Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.
+
+ Charles Fyshe Palmer was the son of
Charles Fyshe Palmer and Lucy
- Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton,
+ Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton,
Herefordshire
. They lived at Luckley House, Wokingham,
Berkshire and at East Court, Finchampstead,
@@ -712,51 +707,51 @@ A Whig politician, Palmer began running for Parliament elections as the
- member for Reading
+ member for Reading
after 1816, and appears to have served off and
on in that role until 1841. He led the
Berkshire meetings to protest British government’s handling of the Peterloo Massacre in 1819. On March 16, 1820, Palmer ran for a seat in Parliament against
- two other candidates. The votes ran: John
- Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s
- letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized
+ two other candidates. The votes ran: John
+ Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s
+ letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized
Palmer in 1818 as vastly
like a mop-stick, or, rather, a tall hop-pole, or an extremely long
fishing-rod, or anything that is all length and no substance.
Mitford also mentions Palmer in connection with a legal issue surrounding
- the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822
+ the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822
. Mitford also mentions the ways that Palmer’s political opponents
sometimes undermined his Whig reformist positions by referencing the noble
- privileges (and money) he accrued by marrying the Lady Madelina Gordon in 1805.Charles Fyshe Palmer
House.
A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. - Valpy and published volumes of poetry in 1815 & 1816, including a verse tragedy, as well as a novel, Eglantine, published by A.J. Valpy
+A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 - , - Needham Papers, . Forename unknown. More research needed. - -
+Friend of Mary Russell Mitford, and sister to Elizabeth James and Susan James and cared for pupils with her. She
+
+ According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of
- Mitford’s father, and
- Mitford met him for the first time in the
+ According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of
+ Mitford’s father, and
+ Mitford met him for the first time in the
spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the
age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death
in 1837. Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase)
- in Plymouth, Devon, from its
+ in Plymouth, Devon, from its
founding in 1782. He was elected a member of
Parliament for Plymouth as a
- supporter of the government and Tory William
- Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat
+ supporter of the government and Tory William
+ Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat
in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served
from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in
Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his
- son Jonathan came of age, he tried to
+ son Jonathan came of age, he tried to
secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of
Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also
Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in
the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of
- Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir
- William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors
+ Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir
+ William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors
who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he
exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected
to the Royal Society Academy in 1790. He was also a
@@ -819,31 +814,31 @@ Sir William Elford
alternative to yeast.
He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall - Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.
- + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir. +One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.
+MRM's letters in December 1820 indicate that Henry Marsh was involved in a local political - tiff with Henry Hart Milman. The rift between Henry Marsh and H.H. Milman is well documented. See The History of Parliament online.
+Lady Madelina Gordon was born on June 10, 1772,
+ Madelina Gordon Sinclair Palmer
Her sister Georgiana Gordon became Duchess of Bedford
through marriage to John Russell, Duke of Bedford. Her
brothers were George Duncan Gordon, who became 5th Duke of
- Gordon, and Lord Alexander Gordon. Charles Fyshe Palmer’s marriage to Lady Madelina
+ Gordon, and Lord Alexander Gordon. Charles Fyshe Palmer’s marriage to Lady Madelina
thus gained him access to aristocratic houses, including the Holland House. Lady Madelina’s name is
variously spelled Madelina and Madalina, although Madelina
appears to be the more common and standard spellling of the name, as an
anglicization of the French Madeline. For more on the Palmers, see note 2 in
The Browning’s Correspondence rendering of Mitford’s letter
- of 12 March 1842 to Elizabeth Barrett Browning
+ of 12 March 1842 to Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- .
Cook at Bertram House in 1820. Surname unknown.
+
- Mitford writes of this adventurous woman as Mrs. Graham and references her travel publications,
- Journal of a Residence in India of 1812
- and her journal, Three Months Passed in the Mountains East of Rome: during the year 1819
- . She was known for her multiple publications on her travels in India, Chile, and
- Brazil, and as Maria Graham, she published the first English biography of the artist Nicholas Poussin: Memoirs of the Life of Nicholas Poussin (1820).. A polymathic enthusiast, she traveled widely in her life, and met her first husband, Lieutenant Thomas Graham, on board the HMS Cornelia bound to Bombay on a trip with her father and siblings in 1809
+
Went with Papa & Eliza Webb to a dance at Mrs. Dickinson's very splendid--very - delightful--much laughing--Mr. Crowther +
Went with Papa & Eliza Webb to a dance at Mrs. Dickinson's very splendid--very + delightful--much laughing--Mr. Crowther not to be forgotten.
At Farley Hill--Happy day--Mrs. D's singing--Where'er you walk--Mr. D's reading--Count Ugolino--
+At Farley Hill--Happy day--Mrs. D's singing--Where'er you walk--Mr. D's reading--Count Ugolino--
- Manchester House - Exmouth. + Manchester House + Exmouth. -Another happy day--at Farley - Hill--Reading & - home.
+Another happy day--at Farley + Hill--Reading & + home.
At home--told dear Mama all about the Ball--read BurkeMitford is likely reading - the Rivington edition, published - beginning in 1801. & the Reviews the B.C. & the E.R.
+At home--told dear Mama all about the Ball--read BurkeMitford is likely reading + the Rivington edition, published + beginning in 1801. & the Reviews the B.C. & the E.R.
At home--wrote to Miss James--letter not to go this week--And to - Miss Brooke. read the Antiquary XX.
+At home--wrote to Miss James--letter not to go this week--And to + Miss Brooke. read the Antiquary XX.
Read some of Miss Edgeworth's - Popular tales XX some of Burke.Mitford is likely reading - the Rivington edition, published - beginning in 1801. Still at home.
+Read some of Miss Edgeworth's + Popular tales XX some of Burke.Mitford is likely reading + the Rivington edition, published + beginning in 1801. Still at home.
Read Do. Do. - Edgeworth's Popular - tales and some Burke. - Still at home.
+ Edgeworth's Popular + tales and some Burke. + Still at home.Read Fearon's America X--still at home--Got & read this pretty book X
+Read Fearon's America X--still at home--Got & read this pretty book X
Wrote to Sir William Elford not to go - till next week--Read Burke.Mitford is likely reading - the Rivington edition, published - beginning in 1801.still at home.
+Wrote to Sir William Elford not to go + till next week--Read Burke.Mitford is likely reading + the Rivington edition, published + beginning in 1801.still at home.
Wrote to Miss Webb--not to go - till Tuesday. read more of Burke.Mitford is likely reading - the Rivington edition, published - beginning in 1801.
+Wrote to Miss Webb--not to go + till Tuesday. read more of Burke.Mitford is likely reading + the Rivington edition, published + beginning in 1801.
At home--worked some gown - trimming--& wrote a letter to Mr. - Haydon.
+At home--worked some gown + trimming--& wrote a letter to Mr. + Haydon.
At home. heard from dear Mrs. Dickinson--sent off letters to - Sir W. Elford - Mr. Haydon, Miss - James & Miss - Webb.
+At home. heard from dear Mrs. Dickinson--sent off letters to + Sir W. Elford + Mr. Haydon, Miss + James & Miss + Webb.
Heard from dear Miss James--went Fir topping--wrote a - sonnet & letter to Mrs. - Dickinson--at home.
+Heard from dear Miss James--went Fir topping--wrote a + sonnet & letter to Mrs. + Dickinson--at home.
At home. Wrote to dear Miss James Read Bisset's Life of Burke--very +
At home. Wrote to dear Miss James Read Bisset's Life of Burke--very bad weather, could not stir.
At home all day doing nothing but - finish my letter to dear Miss James - & read BurkeMitford - is likely reading the Rivington edition, - published beginning in 1801.--Burke a sad turncoat.
+At home all day doing nothing but + finish my letter to dear Miss James + & read BurkeMitford + is likely reading the Rivington edition, + published beginning in 1801.--Burke a sad turncoat.
Went to Reading--had a most - delightful chat with Miss - Brooke--bought things at Marshes--saw a number of people--came home to dinner quite well & was +
Went to Reading--had a most + delightful chat with Miss + Brooke--bought things at Marshes--saw a number of people--came home to dinner quite well & was exceedingly ill (sick & purged) all night.
Rather better--Lucy a famous nurse--in - bed almost all day--had a charming letter from Mr. - Haydon & read Malcolm's - Anecdotes of the 17th Century.
+Rather better--Lucy a famous nurse--in + bed almost all day--had a charming letter from Mr. + Haydon & read Malcolm's + Anecdotes of the 17th Century.
A great deal better. Amused myself with doing up some gowns against the end of the mourning --read - Burke's works. All day at home.
+ Burke's works. All day at home.Quite well. Wrote a long note to Miss - Brooke--read Scott's - Visit to Paris & played with my - beautiful puppy Miranda born at - Stratford on - Avon.
+Quite well. Wrote a long note to Miss + Brooke--read Scott's + Visit to Paris & played with my + beautiful puppy Miranda born at + Stratford on + Avon.
Received a long letter from Mrs. Rowden - & began an answer all day at home.
+Received a long letter from Mrs. Rowden + & began an answer all day at home.
Mr. White & Mrs. Tuppen called did not see them--was Fir-topping with Luce & the pets. At home.
+Mr. White & Mrs. Tuppen called did not see them--was Fir-topping with Luce & the pets. At home.
Lord Bacon, 1561.
+Lord Bacon, 1561.
-All day at home finished my packet - for Mrs. Rowden & read Burke's works.
+All day at home finished my packet + for Mrs. Rowden & read Burke's works.
All day at home - Firtopping--began Florence Macarthy--very much amused by it.
+All day at home + Firtopping--began Florence Macarthy--very much amused by it.
Got a letter from dear Miss James - answered it--went with dear Drum to - look for primroses--did not find any--Finished - Florence Macarthy.
+Got a letter from dear Miss James + answered it--went with dear Drum to + look for primroses--did not find any--Finished + Florence Macarthy.
Mrs. Dickinson came to see us all in - the rain--She was quite delighted with Selim & Miranda's +
Mrs. Dickinson came to see us all in + the rain--She was quite delighted with Selim & Miranda's play.
Went to Reading--saw a great many - people--bought my new crimson bombazine--came home to dinner Poor Whim +
Went to Reading--saw a great many + people--bought my new crimson bombazine--came home to dinner Poor Whim lost.
At home. Dear Drum went to London & took my letters to Mrs. - Rowden & Miss - James. - Read the Duchesse d'Angoulime's - journal while in the Temple +
At home. Dear Drum went to London & took my letters to Mrs. + Rowden & Miss + James. + Read the Duchesse d'Angoulime's + journal while in the Temple
At home. Poor Jeremy Chamberlaine the shoemaker - brought me some primroses & violets in pots--which he found in the fields.
+At home. Poor Jeremy Chamberlaine the shoemaker + brought me some primroses & violets in pots--which he found in the fields.
Whim found again.--Selim nearly killed a white - kitten we have got for Sir W. - Elford.--I found today the first primrose this year in the hedge at the bottom of the park meadow.
+Whim found again.--Selim nearly killed a white + kitten we have got for Sir W. + Elford.--I found today the first primrose this year in the hedge at the bottom of the park meadow.
At home all day. Read Junius--famous peppering--nothing so good - now.She is likely reading 1772 The Letters of Junius by a pseudonymous Junius, rather than the Roman ancient - world author Junius. - Mossy very amiable.
+At home all day. Read Junius--famous peppering--nothing so good + now.She is likely reading 1772 The Letters of Junius by a pseudonymous Junius, rather than the Roman ancient + world author Junius. + Mossy very amiable.
Dear Drum came back again. Heard from - Eliza Webb--wrote to her in answer. - At home all day.
+Dear Drum came back again. Heard from + Eliza Webb--wrote to her in answer. + At home all day.
One of Mitford’s favorite trees.
+
One of Mitford’s favorite
- flowers, blooms in spring in Berkshire.
+ primrose
closely related to the true primroses (genus Primula). Mitford also mentions
the evening primrose in her writing. Evening primroses have been cultivated in
Europe since the early seventeenth century and are now naturalized in some
- parts of Europe and Asia.
One of Mitford’s favorite
+
- Mary Russell was the youngest child of
- the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and
+
+ Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland.
+ Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland.
Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh
medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did
- not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that
+ not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that
he served a medical apprenticeship with family members. He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live
+ He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live
at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood,
- Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years
+ Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years
later on December 16, 1787 at New
- Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater
+ Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater
owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local
- magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.
Beloved servant for twelve years in the Mitford
+
Maidservant at Bertram House, who left the Mitford's service in early . Surname unknown.
+Manservant at Bertram House in 1819; dismissed on September 15, 1820, when the Mitfords moved to Three Mile Cross, a much smaller establishment. Surname unknown.
+Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram - House. Mossy was a nickname for Moss Trooper. -
+One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819. Sister of Mossy.
+One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.
+One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.
+One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.
+A greyhound owned by Mitford,
+
Mitford's ferocious white cat.
+Mitford's tabby cat at Bertram House in 1819.
+Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth
+
Catherine Allingham was the daughter of Thomas Allingham. She married Charles Dickinson
+
+ The dandy Mitford pokes fun at in her letters of
9 and 10 January, 1819
- . Possibly husband to Isabelle Crowther. According to Coles, his forename may be Phillip; Coles is not completely confident that the dandy Mr.
+ . Possibly husband to Isabelle Crowther. According to Coles, his forename may be Phillip; Coles is not completely confident that the dandy Mr.
Crowther and Mr. Phillip Crowther are the same person. The second Mr. Crowther is
- a correspondent of Mitford's, whom she writes to at Whitley cottage, near Reading. He may also have resided at Westbury on Trim near Bristol. William Coles is uncertain of whether Crowtheris the same Phillip Crowthermentioned in Mitford's Journal. Source: William Coles, Letter to Needham, 10 November 1957, NeedhamPapers, Reading Central Library.
Friend of the Mitford family. He was the son of Vikris Dickinson and Elizabeth Marchant.
+
Character from Dante’s - Inferno. Guilty of treason.
+Member of Parliament within the conservative wing of the Whig Party, he supported
+
Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father
+
A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 - , - Needham Papers, . Forename unknown. More research needed. - -
+British author and educator. Best known for - Castle Rackrent (1800); also - wrote children's novels and educational treatises.
+English surgeon who wrote Sketches of America. A Narrative of a Journey of Five Thousand Miles through the Eastern - and Western States of America. While his birthplace is unknown, the dedication to the volume is dated from Plaistow, Essex.
+
+ According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of
- Mitford’s father, and
- Mitford met him for the first time in the
+ According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of
+ Mitford’s father, and
+ Mitford met him for the first time in the
spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the
age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death
in 1837. Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase)
- in Plymouth, Devon, from its
+ in Plymouth, Devon, from its
founding in 1782. He was elected a member of
Parliament for Plymouth as a
- supporter of the government and Tory William
- Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat
+ supporter of the government and Tory William
+ Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat
in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served
from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in
Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his
- son Jonathan came of age, he tried to
+ son Jonathan came of age, he tried to
secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of
Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also
Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in
the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of
- Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir
- William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors
+ Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir
+ William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors
who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he
exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected
to the Royal Society Academy in 1790. He was also a
@@ -915,63 +915,63 @@ Sir William Elford
alternative to yeast.
He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall - Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.
- + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir. +Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on
+
Benjamin Robert Haydon was a painter educated at the
+
Journalist and editor who revived The London Magazine in 1820 and edited it until his death on 27 February 1821. Died as the result of complications from a gunshot wound received in a duel fought - on 16 February with Jonathan Henry Christie (John Gibson Lockhart's agent) at Chalk Farm. The duel resulted from an escalation of attacks and counterattacks between the editors - of the London and Blackwood's Magazines over Blackwood's characterizations of a Cockney School.
+Educator, author, and Mitford - tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and - L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; - Frances Rowden became his second wife after his first wife's death. In - The Queens of Society - by Grace and Philip Wharton, the authors note that, while unmarried, Frances Rowden - styled herself Mrs. Rowden (1860: 148). Rowden wrote poetry, including - Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and - The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including - A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and - A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See - Landon's Memoirs - ; See also - L'Estrange, ed. The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Told by Herself,(21) - .
+A writer and philosopher who made important methodological contributions to science,
+ Sir Francis Bacon
he was prosecuted for corruption and barred from further public service. He has been
controversially reputed to be homosexual, on the grounds that a fellow M.P. called
one of his (Bacon's) servingmen his catamite and bed-fellow. In 1845 (during Mitford's lifetime), this passage was published for the first time.
-
Female white kitten belonging to Mitford that she proposes to give to Elford. Mitford variously proposes to name the kitten Selima (after the kitten's father - Selim) or Grizzy (after the character in Ferrier's novel Marriage). Unknown whether Elford eventually takes the kitten. More research needed.
+
+
At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson - came & dined here--dear Drum came - home in the evening--a very - pleasant day--wrote in the morning to Drum - at night to Granny.
+At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson + came & dined here--dear Drum came + home in the evening--a very + pleasant day--wrote in the morning to Drum + at night to Granny.
At home--Heard from dear Granny - Mr. Johnson, & Sir Williamwith an excellent letter enclosed - from Lord Ashburton to Mr. Waristoun which I transcribed. Wrote to dear - Granny--read the Eclectic & British Critic Reviews.
+At home--Heard from dear Granny + Mr. Johnson, & Sir Williamwith an excellent letter enclosed + from Lord Ashburton to Mr. Waristoun which I transcribed. Wrote to dear + Granny--read the Eclectic & British Critic Reviews.
Luigi Pulci, 1431.
+Luigi Pulci, 1431.
-At home--Captain Tuppen came to course with Drum--wrote to Mrs. - Dickinson, Mr. Johnson, - Mrs. Hofland, & dear Granny--read Memoirs of - the Rev. H. Martyn. +
At home--Captain Tuppen came to course with Drum--wrote to Mrs. + Dickinson, Mr. Johnson, + Mrs. Hofland, & dear Granny--read Memoirs of + the Rev. H. Martyn. Methodistical.
At home--Sent a hare & some beetroot with my note to - Mrs. Dickinson--Heard from dear - Granny & Mary Webb--wrote to Sir William--read memoirs of H. Martyn.
+At home--Sent a hare & some beetroot with my note to + Mrs. Dickinson--Heard from dear + Granny & Mary Webb--wrote to Sir William--read memoirs of H. Martyn.
At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--Luce washed Molly who looked - like a little snowball sweet love--wrote to Granny--read Decision--rather +
At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--Luce washed Molly who looked + like a little snowball sweet love--wrote to Granny--read Decision--rather methodistical but clever & interesting.
At home--wrote to Mr. Palmer--heard from dear Granny--went firtopping--got a great many--a sweet dear little Bobby came to me to be fed & ate as I threw it +
At home--wrote to Mr. Palmer--heard from dear Granny--went firtopping--got a great many--a sweet dear little Bobby came to me to be fed & ate as I threw it to him sweet lamb.
At home--Heard from Mrs. Dickinson--went Fir topping--begin to get scarce--fed my Bobbies under the trees--read Florence Macarthy.
+At home--Heard from Mrs. Dickinson--went Fir topping--begin to get scarce--fed my Bobbies under the trees--read Florence Macarthy.
Milton, 1608.
+Milton, 1608.
-At home--Heard from Miss James--went firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to Mr. Haydon & Granny--read Life of Princess Charlotte by Booth--a catch penny thing.
+At home--Heard from Miss James--went firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to Mr. Haydon & Granny--read Life of Princess Charlotte by Booth--a catch penny thing.
At home--Heard from Granny--wrote to Mary Webb & the - Butcher--went firtopping--fed a great many - Bobbies dear lambs.
+At home--Heard from Granny--wrote to Mary Webb & the + Butcher--went firtopping--fed a great many + Bobbies dear lambs.
At home--heard from Mr. Fyshe Palmer--fed my Bobbies a great many poor dears came to the board at the Window to eat - it being a snow--Wrote to dear Granny & - Miss James.
+At home--heard from Mr. Fyshe Palmer--fed my Bobbies a great many poor dears came to the board at the Window to eat + it being a snow--Wrote to dear Granny & + Miss James.
At home--sent dear Miss Morse to Mr. - Haydon--heard from Mary - Webb & Granny--fed a great - many Bobbies & other birds off my board.
+At home--sent dear Miss Morse to Mr. + Haydon--heard from Mary + Webb & Granny--fed a great + many Bobbies & other birds off my board.
At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--fed a great many bobbies & other birds--read
- Blackwood's Magazine--famous--& the Life of
+ At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--fed a great many bobbies & other birds--read
+ Blackwood's Magazine--famous--& the Life of
Sand--pretty well.
At home--heard from dear Granny & Mr. - Johnson--went with dear Drum - to Reading--called at the Brookes--Whites--Newberys & Valpys--came home to dinner--a pleasant day--fed my bobbies.
+At home--heard from dear Granny & Mr. + Johnson--went with dear Drum + to Reading--called at the Brookes--Whites--Newberys & Valpys--came home to dinner--a pleasant day--fed my bobbies.
At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--called at the Dickinsons--came home to - dinner--read Clan Albyn--a pretty thing only too - Highlandish--fed my dear bobbies & a great many +
At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--called at the Dickinsons--came home to + dinner--read Clan Albyn--a pretty thing only too + Highlandish--fed my dear bobbies & a great many others--poor lambs.
At home--dear Granny came back in great trim from Winchester--God bless her!--fed my poor - Bobbies & other birds.
+At home--dear Granny came back in great trim from Winchester--God bless her!--fed my poor + Bobbies & other birds.
At home--my Birthday--went Firtopping with Drum - & the Pets--fed my Bobbies both at the window & - in the Plantations--the dear Bobbies very tame sweet loves eat as I threw bread to +
At home--my Birthday--went Firtopping with Drum + & the Pets--fed my Bobbies both at the window & + in the Plantations--the dear Bobbies very tame sweet loves eat as I threw bread to them.
At home--received the Statesman from Mr. - Johnson with a peppering of Frank - Cowslade--curled Granny's - Wigs--fed my Bobby's--poor Jessy Cliff brought us a present of a very fine pig--wrote to Mary - Webb.
+At home--received the Statesman from Mr. + Johnson with a peppering of Frank + Cowslade--curled Granny's + Wigs--fed my Bobby's--poor Jessy Cliff brought us a present of a very fine pig--wrote to Mary + Webb.
At home--went firtopping--fed my Bobbies--read The Carib Chief by Horace - Twiss--a tolerable Tragedy--& Dr. Franklin's - Correspondence--famous.
+At home--went firtopping--fed my Bobbies--read The Carib Chief by Horace + Twiss--a tolerable Tragedy--& Dr. Franklin's + Correspondence--famous.
At home--fed my Bobbies--read Dr. Franklin's Correspondence which - is excellent--& Bubb Doddington's Diary which is Corruption itself.
+At home--fed my Bobbies--read Dr. Franklin's Correspondence which + is excellent--& Bubb Doddington's Diary which is Corruption itself.
Sir Isaac Newton, 1647.
+Sir Isaac Newton, 1647.
-At home--went firtopping with Molly & the - other Pets--read Mr. - Quillinan's Sacrifice of Isabel--an elegant Poem--very +
At home--went firtopping with Molly & the + other Pets--read Mr. + Quillinan's Sacrifice of Isabel--an elegant Poem--very short.
At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--worked at my shirt--fed my Bobbies at the Window--read Mordaunt--an excellent old Novel.
+At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--worked at my shirt--fed my Bobbies at the Window--read Mordaunt--an excellent old Novel.
At home. Heard from Miss James--went firtopping--fed a charming Bobby in the - plantation--read Memoirs of the Marquis - of Montrosea very great man & great poet!--did some +
At home. Heard from Miss James--went firtopping--fed a charming Bobby in the + plantation--read Memoirs of the Marquis + of Montrosea very great man & great poet!--did some tatting.
At home--Heard from Mary Webb & Heard from Miss Nooth--went firtopping--Mr. Dickinson - called--wrote to Mary Webb & - lent Charles Knyvett six of Dr. - Russell's sermons.
+At home--Heard from Mary Webb & Heard from Miss Nooth--went firtopping--Mr. Dickinson + called--wrote to Mary Webb & + lent Charles Knyvett six of Dr. + Russell's sermons.
At home--went firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to - Miss James--read Clarkson's History of the Abolition of the slave trade. Good.
+At home--went firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to + Miss James--read Clarkson's History of the Abolition of the slave trade. Good.
At home--received a proof sheet from Mr. Dickinson, corrected it & wrote a - note to him. Walked with dear Drum--fed my - bobbies--read the Munster - Cottage boy Middling.
+At home--received a proof sheet from Mr. Dickinson, corrected it & wrote a + note to him. Walked with dear Drum--fed my + bobbies--read the Munster + Cottage boy Middling.
At home--heard from Sir William--went Firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to Mr. Johnson--read the - Munster Cottage Boy.
+At home--heard from Sir William--went Firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to Mr. Johnson--read the + Munster Cottage Boy.
At home--walked out with Drum & my pets--fed my Bobbies--read Rhoda--pretty - good but too dismal--Molly a sweet lamb.
+At home--walked out with Drum & my pets--fed my Bobbies--read Rhoda--pretty + good but too dismal--Molly a sweet lamb.
At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--fed my bobbies--wrote to Sir William - Elford & Miss Nooth--read - Queenhoo Hall--good.
+At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--fed my bobbies--wrote to Sir William + Elford & Miss Nooth--read + Queenhoo Hall--good.
At home--walked with dear Drum in the Snow--fed my bobbies--worked at my shirt--read M. - Visconti's Catalogue of pictures &c - in the Louvre.
+At home--walked with dear Drum in the Snow--fed my bobbies--worked at my shirt--read M. + Visconti's Catalogue of pictures &c + in the Louvre.
At home--heard from --went - to Reading with Drum--called at Mr. - Harris's, the Rowdens, Brookes, Marshes, Whites, Newbery's & Jolyffe's--came home to dinner--a very pleasant morning.
+At home--heard from --went + to Reading with Drum--called at Mr. + Harris's, the Rowdens, Brookes, Marshes, Whites, Newbery's & Jolyffe's--came home to dinner--a very pleasant morning.
At home--Heard from Miss Webb--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & Heard from Miss Nooth--fed my Bobbies--tried a pattern upon some net--wrote to Mr. Haydon.
+At home--Heard from Miss Webb--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & Heard from Miss Nooth--fed my Bobbies--tried a pattern upon some net--wrote to Mr. Haydon.
Garden plant grown primarily for its edible roots, but also for its edible leaves,
+
One of Mitford’s favorite trees.
+
Small songbird, native to Europe, now considered a type of Old World flycatcher. In
+
Novelist and writer of children’s books popular in England and
+
+ Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland.
+ Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland.
Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh
medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did
- not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that
+ not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that
he served a medical apprenticeship with family members. He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live
+ He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live
at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood,
- Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years
+ Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years
later on December 16, 1787 at New
- Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater
+ Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater
owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local
- magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.
- Mary Russell was the youngest child of
- the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and
+
Friend who leaves his collection of political books to Northmore upon his death in 1821. Mitford helps his
- sister, Miss Johnson, sort out the
- books that are part of the estate, according to her letter of 1 July 1821. Lived at Seymour Court near Great Marlow before his death. Mitford reports meeting Mr. Johnson and Mr. Northmore for the first time in March 1819 in a letter to Elford. She describes him as one of those
+ John Johnson
under the signature of Timothy Trueman (381). The Monthly Repository of
Theology and General Literature 16 (1821), lists the same death date and notes
that he was author of various political letters and essays in Mr. B. Flower’s
- Political Register and other periodical works, under the signature of Timothy
+ Political Register and other periodical works, under the signature of Timothy
Trueman
- (314).
+ According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of
- Mitford’s father, and
- Mitford met him for the first time in the
+ According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of
+ Mitford’s father, and
+ Mitford met him for the first time in the
spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the
age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death
in 1837. Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase)
- in Plymouth, Devon, from its
+ in Plymouth, Devon, from its
founding in 1782. He was elected a member of
Parliament for Plymouth as a
- supporter of the government and Tory William
- Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat
+ supporter of the government and Tory William
+ Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat
in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served
from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in
Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his
- son Jonathan came of age, he tried to
+ son Jonathan came of age, he tried to
secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of
Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also
Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in
the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of
- Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir
- William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors
+ Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir
+ William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors
who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he
exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected
to the Royal Society Academy in 1790. He was also a
@@ -577,18 +607,18 @@ Sir William Elford
alternative to yeast.
He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall - Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.
- + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir. +Influential financier, politician, and government official. Head of Baring Brothers,
+
Forentine poet, patronized by the Medici family.
+Catherine Allingham was the daughter of Thomas Allingham. She married Charles Dickinson - on August 2, 1807 at St. Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived in Swallowfield, Berkshire, where - their daughter Frances was born, and where they were visited by the Mitford family. - According to Mitford, Catherine Dickinson was fond of match-making among her friends - and acquaintances. (See - Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford - . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).
-Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on
+
Beloved servant for twelve years in the Mitford
+
Mitford's dog, whom she describes in a letter of 1820-11-27 as a pretty little Spaniel with long curling hair--so white & delicate & ladylike.
+
+ Charles Fyshe Palmer was the son of
Charles Fyshe Palmer and Lucy
- Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton,
+ Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton,
Herefordshire
. They lived at Luckley House, Wokingham,
Berkshire and at East Court, Finchampstead,
@@ -710,31 +725,31 @@ A Whig politician, Palmer began running for Parliament elections as the
- member for Reading
+ member for Reading
after 1816, and appears to have served off and
on in that role until 1841. He led the
Berkshire meetings to protest British government’s handling of the Peterloo Massacre in 1819. On March 16, 1820, Palmer ran for a seat in Parliament against
- two other candidates. The votes ran: John
- Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s
- letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized
+ two other candidates. The votes ran: John
+ Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s
+ letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized
Palmer in 1818 as vastly
like a mop-stick, or, rather, a tall hop-pole, or an extremely long
fishing-rod, or anything that is all length and no substance.
Mitford also mentions Palmer in connection with a legal issue surrounding
- the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822
+ the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822
. Mitford also mentions the ways that Palmer’s political opponents
sometimes undermined his Whig reformist positions by referencing the noble
- privileges (and money) he accrued by marrying the Lady Madelina Gordon in 1805.Charles Fyshe Palmer
House.
English poet and polemical essayist who wrote in support of Parliamentary and Puritan - causes, best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667).
+Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father
+
Benjamin Robert Haydon was a painter educated at the
+