| Content Description | Has been visited by Mr Groves before he left for London, who wanted his opinion on a farm of the Duke of Newcastle which he was thinking of settling his family in; adds that Groves did not want to 'slight' the service he had done for the duke (of Portland), but only that things had not worked out in this service as well as he had hoped; has discovered that the farm is not 'engaged'; mentions the plight of the duke's tenant at Lindhurst; comments on his enclosure of a draft of a colliery lease [not present] to Mr Thornley, drawn up according to other recent colliery leases; hopes all is well with Admiral Keppel. |