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CONTENTS

OF

VOL. II.

To G. MONTAGU, Esq. Arlington-street, Jan. 7, 1760. Visit to

Princess Emily.....

The Right Hon. Lady Hervey, Jan. 12, 1760. Apologising

for an unintentional offence.

G. Montagu, Esq. Jan. 14, 1760. Severity of the winter-
Military preparations....

G. Montagu, Esq. Jan. 28, 1760. Severity of the winter-
Death of Lady Besborough-Visit to the Magdalen........

G. Montagu, Esq. March 27, 1760. Lord George Sackville's

Ġ. Montagu, Esq. April 19, 1760. Sentence on Lord George

Sackville-Trial of Lord Ferrers......

G. Montagu, Esq. May 6, 1760. Execution of Lord Ferrers

The Earl of Strafford, Strawberry-hill, June 7, 1760. Ball at

Miss Chudleigh's

The Hon. H. S. Conway, June 28, 1760......

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G. Montagu, Esq. July 20, 1760 ......

The Earl of Strafford, Aug. 7, 1760. Attack of the gout an
apology for delaying his journey.......................................

The Hon. H. S. Conway, Aug. 7, 1760. His illness.........
G. Montagu, Esq. Aug. 12, 1760. His illness...

The Countess of Ailesbury, Whichnovre, Aug. 23, 1760. On
the singular custom of that manor

G. Montagu, Esq. Arlington-street, Sept. 1, 1760. On his

journey in the North........

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To the Earl of Strafford, Strawberry-hill, Sept. 4, 1760.

count of his journey in returning from Lord Strafford's...

The Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 19, 1760....

The Hon. H. S. Conway...........

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G. Montagu, Esq. Oct. 2, 1760. On the marriage of his

niece to Lord Huntingtower

35

G. Montagu, Esq. Oct. 14, 1760. Visit of the duke of

York ....

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G. Montagu, Esq. Arlington-street, Oct. 25, 1760. Death of

George II.

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The Earl of Strafford, Oct. 26, 1760. Death of the king......
G. Montagu, Esq. Oct. 28, 1760.
G. Montagu, Esq. Oct. 31, 1760.
G. Montagu, Esq. Nov. 4, 1760.

II........

The new court.............................
The king-The ministry...
Bequests of King George

G. Montagu, Esq. Nov. 13, 1760. Personal conduct of the

king-Funeral of George II.....

G. Montagu, Esq. 1760. Appointment of the king's house-
hold......

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G. Montagu, Esq. Strawberry-hill, Nov. 24, 1760. The
king's first visit to the theatre......

G. Montagu, Esq. Arlington-street, Dec. 11, 1760. Dissatis-
faction in the ministry

G. Montagu, Esq. Jan. 22, 1761. Play at Holland-house...
G. Montagu, Esq. Feb. 7, 1761. Ball at Carlton-house ....
The Hon. H. S. Conway, Feb. 1761. Speech of Mr. Conway

in the House of Commons......
G. Montagu, Esq. March 7, 1761.
appointed usher of the black rod
G. Montagu, Esq. March 17, 1761.
household.........

On Mr. Montagu's being
in Ireland...............

Changes in the king's

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G. Montagu, Esq. Houghton, March 25, 1761. Feelings and

reflections there.......

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The Hon. H. S. Conway, Arlington-street, April 10, 1761.

on the prospect of peace

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G. Montagu, Esq. April 16, 1761. Enclosing an anacreontic

on Sir Harry Bellendine.......

G. Montagu, Esq. April 28, 1761. Fire near Sackville-street 70

G. Montagu, Esq. May 5, 1761. Gray and Mason's visit to

Strawberry-Conversation with Hogarth

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G. Montagu, Esq. March 19, 1761. Change in the ministry
G. Montagu, Esq. March 21, 1761 .................

To G. Montagu, Esq. Strawberry-hill, May 14, 1761. Party at

Bedford house-Anecdotes........

The Countess of Ailesbury, June 13, 1761. Thanks for a

G. Montagu, Esq. Strawberry-hill, June 18, 1761.

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The Earl of Strafford, July 5, 1761. Anecdote of Whitfield 80

The Hon. H. S. Conway, Arlington-street, July 14, 1761.

Apologies for not having written-Approaching marriage

of the king.

G. Montagu, Esq. Strawberry-hill, July 16, 1761. Report

of the queen's household.............

The Countess of Ailesbury, July 20, 1761. Thanks for

some china-Congratulations on Mr. Conway's escape

at the battle of Kirckdenchirch

• The Earl of Strafford, July 22, 1761. Battle of Kirckden-

chirch.........

G. Montagu, Esq. July 22, 1761. On the royal marriage,

victories, &c.

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The Hon. H. S. Conway, July 23, 1761. Congratulations

on the success of the army......

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G. Montagu, Esq. Arlington-street, July 28, 1761. First

appearance of Mr. Bentley's play.....

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The Hon. H. S. Conway, Strawberry-hill, Aug. 5, 1761.

General Wolfe's monument-Sale and resale of the

ground in Westminster Abbey

The Earl of Strafford, Arlington-street. Expected arrival
of the queen

G. Montagu, Esq. Aug. 20, 1761. Offer of a seat to see the

coronation, &c.

The Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 9, 1761. Arrival of the

queen-Her manners, &c.

99

G. Montagu, Esq. Sept. 24, 1761. The coronation .....

....... 101

The Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 25, 1761. Breaking off the

treaty of peace-The coronation

...... 104

The Countess of Ailesbury, Strawberry-hill, Sept. 27, 1761.

The coronation, &c.

G. Montagu, Esq. Arlington-street, Oct. 8, 1761. Mr. Pitt's

.......

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resignation

110

G. Montagu, Esq. Strawberry-hill, Oct. 10, 1761. Mr.

Pitt's peerage and pension...

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