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If we had killed the old Earl of Featherstonehaugh on his rare Persian rug, we would not care to have Sir Frederic on our trail.
Dear Carl Ginny Woods 2010
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Through the good offices of her old dancing-master, M. Fontaine, who had been appointed master of ceremonies at the castle, Sydney was introduced to M.s. Featherstone, or Featherstonehaugh, of Bracklin
Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century George Paston
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Featherstonehaugh, details of whose tempestuous career would make really interesting reading, you find no mention of him.
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In any case, Nelson seems to have made a bad choice, as by his actions he openly avowed that he preferred to live with the former mistress of Featherstonehaugh, Greville, and Hamilton, rather than with his lawful wife; and he, without a doubt, was the best judge as to which of them suited him best.
Drake Nelson and Napoleon Runciman, Walter 1919
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Greenhalgh, Greenall and Featherstonehaugh, perhaps our longest surname.
The Romance of Names Ernest Weekley 1909
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Featherstonehaugh, who was High Sheriff of Northumberland in the days of
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The family of Featherstonehaugh is one of the oldest in the North; and it was concerning the death of one of this family -- Sir Albany
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Through the good offices of her old dancing-master, M. Fontaine, who had been appointed master of ceremonies at the castle, Sydney was introduced to M.s. Featherstone, or Featherstonehaugh, of Bracklin Castle, who required a governess-companion to her young daughters, and apparently did not object to youth and inexperience.
Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century Paston, George, d. 1936 1902
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She surveyed her reflection in the tall pier-glass in her bedroom with strange interest -- or not strange, perhaps -- and thought with a little feeling of triumph that the grand lady and her daughters would not feel disgusted at their dimness of vision if they once more mistook her for their friend "Miss Featherstonehaugh."
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Featherstonehaugh, an Englishman, about the same time, under the direction of the United States government, made a slight geological survey of the Minnesota valley, and on his return to England he wrote a book which reflected unjustly upon the gentlemen he met in Minnesota; but not much was thought of it, because until recently such has been the
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