| ID | 2478 |
|---|---|
| Reference | Ms987 |
| Description | A miscellaneous volume, containing a copy of a letter from Lady Dorothy Annesley to Bishop Berkeley of Cloyne on her relationship with Mr Dubois, a member of the bishop's household, dated 1752.: 'Mr Dubois tells me he has acquainted your Lordship with the sacred engagement we are under ... I wish it were practicable that we might be married pursuant to the laws of the land. My interest requires that it should be kept secret from my father [the Earl of Anglesey], but notwithstanding this consideration I will gladly do whatever your Lordship pleases', signed 'Dorothy Dubois'. Also a copy of the bishop's response: 'The person on whom you have placed your affection is in my opinion much above the common level of those amongst whom fortune had placed him; had I known your Ladyship I should never have advised the taking this step; but since it is taken, I advise by all means to make the best of it ... Whatever was done in relation to the sacred engagement you mention, was done in a private illegal manner. The next step must be to satisfy the law by a public legal marriage; the omission of this necessary step would be, as I apprehend, attended with far greater inconvenience than the conforming to it'. |
| Access | By prior appointment. |
| Date | 1752 |
| Century | 18th |
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| Repository Name | National Library of Ireland |
| Address | National Library of Ireland Department of Manuscripts 2-3 Kildare Street Dublin 2 |
| Eircode | D02 TR76 |
| Telephone | (01) 603-0386 |
| Email Address | mqueries@nli.ie |
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| latitude | 53.34186 |
| longitude | -6.25441 |