Records of the Old Charlton Hunt 



Shooting, and that near the House. I shall trouble your 

 Grace with another Letter before I leave this Place but I 

 think We shall have the Honour of kissing your Graces 

 hands either the 23'^ or 24f*^. I am with the greatest Truth 

 ^ly Lord 



Your Graces 



ISIost Humble and 



Obedient Servant 



DeLawarr. 



From Lord Eglintoune, Somerley, New Forest, to the Duke of 

 Richmond, Goodwood or Charlton, asking for two hounds. 



Oct. 29, 1749. 

 My Lord Duke 



I am extremely glad to hear of your Grace's safe 

 arrival in this country as it renews our hopes of seeing 

 your Grace in this wild part of the world before the fox 

 hunting season is quite over. I have been out with your 

 Graces hounds & have the pleasure to afsure you they are 

 rather better than last season if that is pofsible. Those 

 your Grace had from Sir Charles Goring are remarkable 

 good hunters but I am apt to think there are some of them 

 which will not run so hard as your Graces old sort towards 

 the latter end of the day. 



There are a couple of old bitches which Smith and John 

 Row* tliink too much wore out to breed out of and not 



* John Smith succeeded Tom Johnson as huntsman ; John Row was 

 1st whipper-in. 



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