| Description | Letter written from Rome, dated 8 April. Lady Palmerston [Mary Mee, 1754-1805, wife of 2nd Viscount Palmerston Henry Temple, 1739-1802, politician and traveller] expresses her party's relief at the news of Count Rumford's [Sir Benjamin Thompson, 1753-1814, natural philosopher and philanthropist] recovery. She thanks Ash [1764-1829, physician] for the care and attention he gave Rumford and looks forward to their arrival in Rome. |