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to speak to: this will not however last long. There is another Miss
Vernon, younger than this, whose name is Elizabeth. She is not so beautiful,
I understand as this: but a little upon the squat, as I learnt
from her similitude to a tree that I was commending. Lady
Holland was another sister of Lady Shelburne's: she I believe was
by the same father, the E. of Ossory: she I understand is dead
to the great grief of Lady Shelburne. So far so good, but then
if my memory does not much deceive me, Ld S. told me yesterday
that the Dutchess of Marlborough again is another sister. Yes, he
certainly did: but with the Marlborough family I see not the
least sign of any communication. Perhaps however the Dutchess of M. is
only a cousin; being the niece of the Dutchess of B. by another
sister: as the Dutchess of Grafton and Baroness Rutzleben are.
Be this as it may, sure I am that the Dutchess of M. was spoken
of by Ld S. as one of the ladies of whom the Dutchess of B. has
the breeding up. Lady Shelburne was with old Gertrude for
9 years. What an exquisite brood that old hen has sat upon!

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Compliments to Trail and Douglas: with my best thanks to the former for the
trouble he has been kind enough to give himself about the books.

Identifier: | JB/539/226/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 539.
Date_1	1781-09-10	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	539	Main Headings
Folio number	226	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
Recto/Verso		Page Numbering
Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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