Reference code
HU/5/115
Title
Ozias Humphry, Knightsbridge, to the Duchess of Dorset
Date
18 Jul 1802
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 piece
Content Description
He has received her letter and the three miniatures and fears his early letter may have been misunderstood. What he wished for was some sort of "appointment in the nature of a sinecure (almost)", hoping it would trouble her to obtain for him. A Commissioner of the Lottery was what he had in mind, it would produce about £150 a year.