| Evidence: | Mary Berry, Journal, 14 August 1808, during stay at Bothwell Castle, seat of Lord Douglas: 'Sat till dinner-time in Lady Douglas's dressing-room, reading old letters to her grandmother, the Duchess of Argyll, from [italics]her[end italics] mother, Mrs Warburton, and to Lady Greenwich from the Duchess of Queensberry and several other persons. Remarkable form and expressions of respect in the letters of Mrs Warburton to her duchess daughter.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 14 Aug 1808 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Scotland | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | specific address: Bothwell Castle location in dwelling: Lady Douglas's dressing-room |
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| Reader: | Mary Berry |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 1763 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Writer/Literary editor |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | Scotland |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Duchess of Queensbury |
| Title: | Letters to Lady Greenwich |
| Genre: | Letters |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Letter |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | read in situ |
| Record ID: | 9137 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | n/a | |
| Editor: | Lady Theresa Lewis | |
| Title: | Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852 | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1865 | |
| Vol: | 2 | |
| Page: | 365-66 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852 (London, 1865), 2, p. 365-66, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=9137, accessed: 27 May 2023 | |
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