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RefNoKMAN1/A/21B/6/8
AltRefNoM21B/6/8
TitleLetter to the Duke of Manchester from the Duchess of Manchester, Paris
Description[Dated "Thursday the 22nd"]. Eager for news of the fate of Mr Pitt's bill and the possible dissolution of parliament. Snow in Paris. Visit of Robert Dillon, who showed her his Order of Cincinnati medal for his part in the American war. Marriage of Mr de Vergennes son. Criticism of the current Ambassador. Purchase of glass for the window in the drawing room. Arrangements to leave - she will decide what "is due to my own rank & situation, for they certainly have not been civil to me."
Date22 Jan 1784
CreatorNameThe Montagu family of Kimbolton Castle: estate and family papers
RepositoryHuntingdonshire Archives

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P/0092Montagu (nee Dashwood); Elizabeth (c.1740-1832); Duchess of Manchester (1762-1788); of Kimbolton Castlec.1740-1832
P/0074Montagu; Sir; George (1737-1788); 4th Duke of Manchester (1762-1788); of Kimbolton Castle1737-1788
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