Frampton would regularly travel to London with her parents and witnessed the Gordon Riots and the trial of Warren Hastings.
Her father died in 1784 and Frampton settled in Dorchester with her mother, where they were central to local society.
[1] Her journal is regarded as a good source of Regency and Victorian Thought and details important events in British politics during her lifetime.
[6] The journal also gives insight to the affairs of royal court at the time, as the Framptons were friendly with the family of George III, who would regularly visit the area.
[1] Frampton also spent time studying Dorset's botany, producing many drawings of the flora of the county which ran to five volumes.