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Collection	Edward, Duke of York and Albany
Reference	GEO/MAIN/54289
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Col[onel] St. John to [William Henry, Duke of Gloucester] informing him of [Edward, Duke of York's] death
Date	17 September 1767
Writer	St. John, Colonel
Addressee	William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1743-1805)
Description	St. John writes that [Edward, Duke of York] died at eleven in the morning (of 17 September) after a long illness, which resulted in a 'maleary fever' [malaria] and inflammation of the bowels. He enclosed a letter the Duke had entrusted him with before his death [possibly GEO/MAIN/54288], and mentions that Capt[ain] Convey will transport the Duke's body to England.
Place Of Writing	Monaco
Language	English
Extent	1 document (2 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted
Related Material	For the Duke of York's last letter to William Henry, Duke of Gloucester, see GEO/MAIN/54288
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