Note 279 — Chapter XII
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The origin of Mr. James Craggs is said by Lady Mary W. Montague to be derived from a very low source. His father was footman to the Duchess of Norfolk, and a footman of the old school, who managed his mistress’s intrigues as well as other household affairs.—Lady M. W. M.’s Letters. Hence the epigram in Horace Walpole’s Letters.