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173 - AVEYRON. Seignelay COLBERT de CASTLE-HILL (1735–1811, man of the Church, Bishop of RODEZ from 1781 until his death and President of the Provincial Assembly of HAUTE-GUIENNE, Deputy of the Clergy to the Estates-General representing the Seneschalsy of RODEZ and to the Constituent Assembly) - Letter signed as Bishop of RODEZ, 3 pages, large 8vo, Paris, June 26, 1785, to the Count of Barnawal (Peer of Ireland): He responds belatedly to the letter, stating, “The important affairs of the Assembly of the Clergy take up all my time,” “The death of Mr. de Choiseul leaves a void for me; all who knew him have rightly mourned him; he leaves behind great wealth and great debts,” “What are you doing about your daughter? It will soon be time to find her a husband—aren’t there any grumpy ‘My Lords’ from Ireland who might take her to his old castle?”
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AVEYRON. Seignelay COLBERT de CASTLE-HILL (1735–1811, man of the Church, Bishop of RODEZ from 1781 until his death and President of the Provincial Assembly of HAUTE-GUIENNE, Deputy of the Clergy to the Estates-General representing the Seneschalsy of RODEZ and to the Constituent Assembly) - Letter signed as Bishop of RODEZ, 3 pages, large 8vo, Paris, June 26, 1785, to the Count of Barnawal (Peer of Ireland): He responds belatedly to the letter, stating, “The important affairs of the Assembly of the Clergy take up all my time,” “The death of Mr. de Choiseul leaves a void for me; all who knew him have rightly mourned him; he leaves behind great wealth and great debts,” “What are you doing about your daughter? It will soon be time to find her a husband—aren’t there any grumpy ‘My Lords’ from Ireland who might take her to his old castle?”
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