| Collection | Clayton Papers |
| Reference | GEO/ADD/28/117; GEO/ADD/28/008 |
| Title | Letter [in French] from the Princess of Wales to Mrs. Clayton [GEO/ADD/28/117] reporting an improvement in Princess Amelia's health, although she has a cold, and successful treatment, commenting that she had discussed the latest recommendations with Princess Amelia, who wished for time to consider them, and referring to a 'handsome dedication' to Sir Isaac Newton and her request for it to be translated into English for her by Dr Clark; with transcription in French and English translation [GEO/ADD/28/008]. |
| Date | n.d. [presumed to be before 1727] |
| Writer | Caroline, Princess of Wales (1683-1737) |
| Addressee | Clayton, Charlotte, Mrs William |
| Description | Despite a general improvement, Princess Amelia is 'a little out of order in her head'; she took the kinkina infusion 'without reluctance, & the inclination to vomiting is over', and she now has 'noe [sic] heat upon her lungs'. The Princess of Wales discussed with her 'about what your freind [sic] wrote to me as the last resort', which Princess Amelia wished to consider for some days: 'all my hopes are under God in your freind [sic]. What folly is it to be depriv'd of the assistance of such a man'.
'God grant I may have the health of that dear child re-established'. |
| Notes | The original letter is GEO/ADD/28/117. The French transcription and English translation are on two halves of GEO/ADD/28/008. Both documents bear the circled number '46', which shows the order in which the original letter was bound. |
| Language | French; English |
| Extent | 2 documents (5 pages; 3 pages for GEO/ADD/28/117 and 2 pages for GEO/ADD/28/8) |
| Physical Description | 2 loose manuscript papers; mounted |
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| Level | Item |
| Credit | All rights reserved |