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Sarah Ricketts wrote to Susan Niemcewicz, unaddressed. Sarah had just left Lady B quite well. Kennedy came to town to see them and Roper was arriving soon. A number of the first and most respectable people had been to see them. Sarah went to visit the Duchess of Marlborough and Lady Bessborough the other day. The previous evening, the gentlemen dined with them. Kennedy said Mrs. K was quite well but still weak and the boy grew finely. Sarah described her cloak as being made of muslin without an arm hole and ties in front instead of the side. She thought it too fanciful. Told Susan to tell Peter the smart beaus wore no waistcoats. They wore a broad frill to their shirts and have coats buttons two or three button at the bottom, silk stockings died nankeen color, nankeen trousers, and generally blue coats or a black suit. They say their house will not do to live in as the garden was overrun with weeds and the flowers were destroyed. If they could find a mine and a balloon to bring their friends in, they would certainly remain as the climate agrees so well with them.
People mentioned: Susan Stewart, Duchess of Marlborough (1767-1841), Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough (1761-1821), and Peter Philip James Kean (1788-1828).
Author/Creator
Sarah (Livingston) Ricketts (1755-1825)
Recipient
Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, formerly Susan Livingston and Susan Kean (1759-1833)
Creation Date
1806-08-01
Creation Date
8-1-1806
Document Type
Manuscript
Inventory Location
Series 2; 103 C
Recommended Citation
Ricketts, Sarah L.. Sarah Ricketts to Susan Niemcewicz, August 1, 1806. Manuscript. From Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University, Liberty Hall Collection 1800s. https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/lhc_1800s/508
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Publishing Repository
Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University
Collection
Liberty Hall Collection, 1711-1847 (bulk 1790-1830)