Letter from Lady Louisa Conolly to her sister Lady Sarah Napier,

[1799 May 8?]
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Main Creator: Conolly, Louisa, 1743-1821
Contributors: Lennox, Sarah, Lady, 1745-1826
Summary:Lady Louisa Conolly, writes on 'Wednesday morning' to her sister Lady Sarah Napier about the murder of French plenipotentiaries at Seltz, Alsace. She compares its consequences to those of the 1798 Rebellion in Co. Kildare. Lady Louisa discuss social activities - a visit from the Londonderrys [Robert Stewart, Lord Castlereagh and his wife Amelia, known as Emily - her mother, Caroline Hobart (née Conolly) was a sister of Thomas Conolly, Lady Louisa's husband] and news of Lady Sarah’s children.
In collection: Conolly-Napier papers, 1783-1840.
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Notes:The Congress of Rastadt (November 1797 - April 1799) was convened to settle difficulties arising from the Treaty of Campo Formio [17 October 1797] between France and the Holy Roman Empire. On 28 April 1799, between 9 and 10 p.m. at night, the carriage carrying French delegates left the city of Seltz in Alsace for the Rhine ferry; half hour later they were attacked - two of the French plenipotentiaries were sabered to death and a third, de Bry, was seriously injured. Archduke Charles of Austria convened a military commission to investigate the murder of the French ministers; the report absolved all Austrian personnel in the assassinations and placed the blame on unknown French émigrés.

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Letter from Lady Louisa Conolly to her sister Lady Sarah Napier,

[1799 May 8?]
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Conolly-Napier papers, 1783-1840.
Description:Lady Louisa Conolly, writes on 'Wednesday morning' to her sister Lady Sarah Napier about the murder of French plenipotentiaries at Seltz, Alsace. She compares its consequences to those of the 1798 Rebellion in Co. Kildare. Lady Louisa discuss social activities - a visit from the Londonderrys [Robert Stewart, Lord Castlereagh and his wife Amelia, known as Emily - her mother, Caroline Hobart (née Conolly) was a sister of Thomas Conolly, Lady Louisa's husband] and news of Lady Sarah’s children.
Main Creator: Conolly, Louisa, 1743-1821
Language:English
Extent:1 item (1 sheet).
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 40,242/16 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.