Letter from Lady Johanna St. John to Thomas Hardyman, (Feb?) 1660

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The letter is chiefly concerned with the hiring and management of servants and shows that some were selected from Lydiard Park to work at Battersea Manor. Lady Johanna wishes to take on a new 'wash maid or dayry (diary) maid' She also warns Hardyman about a servant girl called Smith who she dismissed with three days notice for telling lies and creating factions within the household.

Year:: 1660

Author:: Lady Johanna St.John

Type:: Letter

Location:: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre

Reference:: 3430/22

Copyright:: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre

Last updated on:: Saturday 30th December 2023

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Johanna St John (1631-1705), wife of Sir Walter St John, 3rd Bt. by Godfrey Kneller