Collection | Correspondence of Foreign Royal Families |
Description | The message, not in Louis XVI's hand, is written in the third person and in inverted commas, and states that the King wishes the King of England to be told secretly that the letter Chauvelin [newly-appointed French ambassador to Britain] is carrying, although written by him, is contrary to his style and to his way of thinking. Undated, but docketed 'Supposed sent [ or end] 1792'. |