Mary Dewes in London - 1763

from Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs Delany, page 14:

Last Tuesday was sevennight I was at an assembly at Lady Hillborough's ; Wednesday I was at the Oratorio ; Thursday Mrs. D., Mr. G., and Miss Chapone, and my brother, went to the play. I was to have gone, but the Duchess of Queensberry sent me a ticket to go to a ball in Soho Square, and I went with my Lady Cowper. It is a very fine room. The Duke of York was there, and he began the ball ; I danced but two dances ; it was so hot ; there was not any minuets. The French horn, fiddle, and other instruments, played till the ball began, which was about nine.

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Augusta Hall (ed.), Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs Delany, volume 1 (London, 1862), p. 14. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1444928055871 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: London

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Dances (no Minuets)

Experience Information

Date/Time 1763
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors

Originally submitted by cathcoyne on Thu, 15 Oct 2015 17:54:15 +0100
Approved on Wed, 06 Jan 2016 23:12:00 +0000