The Creevey Papers
Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 25 July 1823
“. . . My life here is a most agreeable one. I am
much the earliest riser in the House, and have above two hours to dispose of
before breakfast, which is at eleven o’clock or even later. Then I live
with myself again till about 3, when the ladies and I ride for 3 hours or so. .
. . We dine at ¼ past seven, and the critics would say not badly. We drink in
great moderation—walk out, all of us, before tea, and then crack jokes
and fiddle till about ½ past 12 or 1. . . . If you want
any London scandal, there is a shop at present which is said to surpass what
Devonshire House ever was. The receiving house is [erased]— the principal ladies Mrs. F——
L——, young Duchess
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of R——, Lady E—— V——,
Lady C—— P—— the men, young Lister, Geo. Anson, Francis
Russell, &c., &c.”
George Anson (1797-1857)
The son of Thomas Anson, first viscount Anson; he fought at Waterloo and was MP for Great
Yarmouth (1818-1835) and Staffordshire South (1837-1853). In 1856 he was Commander-in-Chief
in India, where he died of cholera.
Francis Russell, seventh duke of Bedford (1788-1861)
Son of the sixth Duke (d. 1839); he took an MA from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1808
and served as Whig MP for Peterborough between 1809 and 1812 and for Bedfordshire between
1812 and 1832. He succeeded to the title in 1833.
