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We dined at Passy, and met Mrs. Malthus, M. Garnier, and M. Chaptal the great Chaptal a very interesting man. In the evening we were at the Princesse de Beauveau's and Lady Granard's. To Madame de Rumford's, and she was very agreeable this morning. Dined at Mr. Creed's under the trees in their garden, with Mr. and Mrs. Malthus, and Mrs. and Miss Eyre, fresh from Italy very agreeable.
Lady Granard's mother, Lady Moira, full of wit and wisdom, and with great nobility of character, would pour out her rich stores of reminiscence for the young girl with ceaseless kindness. But more than any other was her life influenced, helped, cheered, and animated by the love of her father's sister Margaret, Mrs.
On the day before this motion was tabled, a party was given at Lord Granard's house which everybody attended, and which marked the most festive moment of our comradeship. When we separated on the Friday most men were absolutely confident of an agreement covering four-fifths of the Convention. Unhappily, the motion could not come under consideration for a period of ten days.
My father means to get a letter from him to Lord Camden, and present it himself, though he rather doubts whether, all things taken together, it is prudent to tie himself to Government. The raising the militia has occasioned disturbances in this county. Lord Granard's carriage was pelted at Athlone. The poor people here are robbed every night.
Last night was their debut at Lady Granard's a large assembly of all manner of lords, ladies, counts, countesses, princes, and princesses, French, Polish, and Italian: Marmont and Humboldt were there. I was told by several persons of rank and taste Lady Rancliffe, the Countess de Salis, Lady Granard, Mrs.
When we left Downing Street in ten days after being there for over nine years and had not a roof to cover our heads, our new friends came to the rescue. I must add that many of the old ones had no room for us and some were living in the country. Cavendish- Bentinck Lady Granard's aunt and one of God's own befriended my daughter Elizabeth; Mrs. Mrs.
The interest on Lord Granard's estate, the valuation of which was five guineas, was sold for £280, and the fee-simple subsequently bought for £80. On one of his own farms for which the tenant paid £65 annual rent, the tenant's interest fetched £750 and auction fees. A farm at Curraghila, near Tralee, annual rent £70, Poor Law valuation, £51, 10s., area stat. 73 acres.
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