… C[harac]ter. I thought of Jemmy Twitcher immediately! He is a Tall, stout man & looks weather proof as any sailor in the Navy. He has great good humour & joviality marked in his Countenance. He went up to mama, & said to her 'I have heard of …
… Duchess of Kingston, was staying in Rome. The duchess was a famous British socialite, who had married a Royal Navy officer, Augustus John Hervey (1724-1779), but concealed the marriage so that she could retain her position as maid …