| Collection | Clayton Papers |
| Reference | GEO/ADD/28/073; GEO/ADD/28/053 |
| Title | Letter [in French] from the Princess of Wales to Mrs. Clayton [GEO/ADD/28/073], sending thanks for her letter and enclosure, expressing the hope that when they meet again Mrs Clayton's health will be 'as good as your spirit is lively & agreeable', commenting that her last visit passed quickly and looking forward to the time when she can see Mrs Clayton 'without constraint & as often as I can'; with transcription in French and English translation [GEO/ADD/28/053]. |
| Date | 30 July [presumed to be before 1727] |
| Writer | Caroline, Princess of Wales (1683-1737) |
| Addressee | Clayton, Charlotte, Mrs William |
| Notes | The original letter is GEO/ADD/28/073. The French transcription and English translation are on two halves of RA GEO/ADD/28/053. Both documents bear the circled number '3', which shows the order in which the original letter was bound.
Mrs Clayton has added a note underneath the French transcription on GEO/ADD/28/053: 'this letter does not run well with the Inglish [sic], but is exsactly [sic] copied from the originall [sic]'. |
| Language | French; English |
| Extent | 2 documents (2 pages) |
| Physical Description | 2 loose manuscript papers; mounted |
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| Level | Item |
| Credit | All rights reserved |