Admiralty, 4 May, 1777,
3 o'clock.
My dear mistress bids me write this from her mouth—"These are the last words I speak. My last thoughts will be on you, my dearest dear H. Live, and cherish my memory. Accept the contents of this little box. Be a friend to my children. My little girl"—
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Love and Madness by Herbert Croft
Historical FictionIn 1775, Mr James Hackman, an army officer who subsequently became a clergyman, met and fell in love with Martha Ray (or Reay), a singer and for many years the mistress of the Earl of Sandwich, First Lord of the Admiralty (and inventor of the eponym...
