| Citation |
MG-A(G.783.002
23 Jan 1783:12 (1880)
Antigua, November 1. From a late London paper. . . About
six weeks before Christmas last, a woman, about 40 years of
age, who called herself the Hon. Mrs. A. was introduced to
the then Premier, at his house in Downing-street, on the
recommendation of an American refugee of a very celebrated
reputation, as a person of the most exquisite abilities at
intrigue. . . [15 lines describing her activities as a spy
in Paris and Versailles, including:] . . . she frequented
all public places occasionally, and was at the Court on all
public days; at last, she never missed of being at all the
Queen's concerts, as well as those of the Princes of the
Blood, and had the address to get herself publicly presented
as an American woman of fashion, perfectly unacquainted with
the French tongue: . . .
|