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Miss Sally B-ck-tt

1790 Edition

King's Place

Locations:

Mrs Windsor's

Chelsea

St. James Parish

See also:

Link

Link

Her Covent Garden Ladies Entry:

Here native elegance was made to dwell,
With beauty seated in her rosy lip,
Mixing their sweets with such a tasteful hand,
That Venus's self might almost envy
A form so graceful and a face divine.

This genteel pretty filly is not above seventeen, she is tall and elegant, with red hair, fine blue eyes, and good teeth. She is the daughter of a respectable tradesman at Chelsea, and received an education suitable to the line of life she was destined to move in. About two months ago she received the addresses of a certain gentleman, who professed the strictest honour, Miss B 's ambition was fired at the thoughts of a charriot, and she implicitly believed all he told her. She had concealed this amour from her father, who, nevertheless, suspected all was not going right, as she displayed many trinkets, which he knew was not in her power to purchase. Suspicions being once entertained, he had his daughter's motions watched, and she was traced to the place of her rendezvous with her lover, at a millener's near Bond Street, Mr. — — now took her to task, and upbraided her with her conduct; but, alas, remonstrances came too late, for her seduction was compleated. No sooner had her father made this discovery, than he turned her out of doors, and she has since been necessiated to take such refuge as her present situation affords, being quite deserted by her seducer. Finding herself thus abandoned, she is now compelled to barter her charms for a support. In this predicament she has been for a short time, but comports herself with great decorum, and on every occasion manifests the gentlewoman, and that she has been betrayed by her credulity and ambition. Her visiters are all in the genteel line, behave with great politeness to her, and constantly make her very genteel presents, that enables her to figure with eclat whenever she appears in public.

Details
Age:

17

Home:

Chelsea

Appearance:

Tall, redhead, blue eyes

Name:

Sally Beckett

Price:

Unknown

Nationality

English

TLDR

Born in 1773, she is the daughter of a respectable tradesman in Chelsea. After being caught in a relationship with a man in Bond Street, her father cast her out of the family home. Shortly after being kicked out, her lover abandoned her and she was forced into prostitution.

Image Credits:
The Fortune Teller – John Hoppner (1782)
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