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Description: | His recovery. Leaves it to him to choose a tenant to succeed Percival, and to order some trees to be cut down, if there are any to dispose of. "We are much concerned that General Howe is ordered upon so disagreeable a duty & grieve for Mrs Howe to think what she must suffer. They are to go very soon. Capt. Sherwin sets out for London tomorrow to attend the General". Mr Launder, their new High Sheriff desired that her coach might attend the Judge at the Assizes. Sends two songs made at the last election to make her sister and him laugh. Her visit to Wollaton to wait upon Lady Middleton. Their town was greatly surprised at Alderman Cooper stopping payment. The daughters had £1,000 each left by an uncle, but their father got it into his hands and it is gone with the rest. Mr Abel Smith is chief creditor "It's fear'd more will stop. Trade is so bad". She sent the best pedigree of the Listers she could to Mr Perryn, but fears it was very imperfect as she knows nothing but from the conversation of her father and her aunts. From Mr Perryn's pedigree, she finds a Lister formerly married a near relation to Archbishop Chichele. | Subjects: | Country Estates | Temporal: | 11 Feb 1775 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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