Letter from Lady Louisa Conolly to her husband Thomas Conolly,

1795 June 15.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Conolly, Louisa, 1743-1821
Contributors: Conolly, Thomas, 1738-1803
Summary:Lady Louisa Conolly writes from Castletown, Co. Kildare to her husband Thomas Conolly - '...I fear that the poor Prince of Wales [the future George IV] deserves the censures he meets with, ... but everything seems to conspire to the ruin of these poor Kingdoms. ..'. She comments on Mrs FitzHerbert's character [Maria Anne Fitzherbert (née Smythe, previously Weld) had a secretly contracted marriage to George, Prince of Wales on 15 December 1785; however it was invalid and subsequently George married Caroline, Duchess of Brunswick on 8 April 1795]. She discusses their own family finances and the prospect of an increase in Irish land values. News of friends. She remarks on the difficulties involved in meeting Lord and Lady Camden [the then serving Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, John Jeffreys Pratt and his wife, Lady Frances] at Castletown - '... Mr Pitt's conduct respecting this Kingdom is the only bar to our acquaintance with them in their present situation’. She also adds - ‘ ...Your Recruits have got their jackets and caps, and parade very constantly before the hall door three times a day, with Serjeant White ...’.
In collection: Conolly-Napier papers, 1783-1840.
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Notes:Physical description: 1 item (2 sheets).
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