| Collection | Additional papers of George IV, as Prince, Regent, and King |
| Description | The Prince states that when he reflects on his behaviour at night, 'I see myself in such a despicable light...'. He describes going into Hamilton's room after she had left Windsor, and finding a bouquet that he had given her. The Prince refers to Hamilton being 'dreadfully afraid for me if I should attach myself to every woman I like with the same impetuosity I have to you', and praises her attributes including 'the delicacy of your wit, & the sharpness of your irony'.
The Prince signs himself as 'Palemon', and in postscript writes that 'I have not sent you my character let us write one of each other and then compare...'.
Includes a fragment (GEO/ADD/3/82/24a), previously attached to the bottom of the letter, asking Hamilton to send him books. |