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

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
Tuesday 5th May 2026
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3430-22 (xxi).jpg

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