The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-07-02
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yilss Lightfoot and as
die till after the births of
ing and his ROYAL Uighnass

ing and his Royal Highness
( of York, her Ma esiy really
.,,dfred the present Duke of Clarence
the true heir 10 the throne.
Her Majesty thought also, that the
knowledge of this circumstance by the
ministers was III | true cause of George the
Fourth retaining the Tory Administration
when he came into power. The author
tells us that if called upon he will authen
ticate his pamphlet, and prove that the
Queen actually entertained the above sin
gular opinion. He gives the following ac
count Of the Beautiful Quaker, the fl ST
wife of George Sd.
" Miss Hannah Lightfoot, when young,
lived with her father aud mother, no, at
the time Of Prince Georges residence at
Leicester House, kept linen draper's
shop at the corner of ST. James Market.
When the Prince went to ST. James, the
coach always passed that way and seeing
theyoung lady at the window occasionally,
ne became enamoured of her, and employ
ed Miss Chudleig Duchess of
kingston, to concent an interview. From
this time frequent meetings were secured
at the house of a Mr.. Perrhyu, of Knights
Bridge, who Was, | believe, Miss Light
toot's uncle.
"The Court is said to have taken alarm
at these circumstances, and Miss Chnd
leigh seeing the danger likely to ensue,
privately offered to become medium of
getting the young lady married. With
this view she got acquainted with person
who was friend of the Lghiloot family,
named AFFORD. This person consented To
pay his addresses tn Miss Lightloot, and
eNen hninlnaliy tn marry her, upon assur-
ance oil receiving with her n considerable
dover Miss Llghtfoot is supposed tn
have gwen into the plan; for SHE was mar
ried at keith's Chapel, in 1874, though
the marriage was never consumnated for
Miss Chudleigh who had contrived the
match, probably with the sanction of all
partles) took her into "A coach as she came
out of the church door, and the husband
pocketed the dover, but never saw his
wife afterwards. The mother indeed
heard from the daughter once or twice
before she died, and AFFORD made in
auiries after her at Wey mouth, Windsor
and kew-and once is said to have, pre-
scented a petition to the King on his knees,
as his Majesty MAS riding one day, at St.
James Park but no certain account OF
her was ever known from the period of her
marriage day.
" She was taken, it is supposed, under
the protection OF Prince George, under an
assumed name, and is said To have had a
daughter, subsequently, married toa gen
tleman by the name of Dalton or Daltons,
who afterwards rcceiyed an appointment
from the Fast India Company in Bengal,
whittier he went, and where he died, ieay
ing three daughters.
" Mr. AFFORD, in the mean time not
hearing any thing of his wife, aud proba
bly, considering his marriage not strictly
binding, since it had never bern consum
mated, married another lady, named
Bartlett, then living at Keevil, in North
Wiltshire and after the expiration OF SO
years, died without ever being able 10
Obtain any Intelligence of his first bride.
"Thrce things are wy remarkable in
the history of This lady. IL. that she WAS
never personally known To the public
that her residence while alive MAS never
publicly known and that so strict So
crecy was observed AT her death, that il
is no where upon record, though il has
been said that she died of grief in the
parish of ST. James, and was buried under
fcigned name, in the parish Of lsiington
where probably she may be without Il
stone To tell the history of either her life,
death, guilt, innocence, sPlendor, or mis-
fortune" PhR. .farorG.