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Collection	Frederick and Augusta, Prince and Princess of Wales
Reference	GEO/MAIN/54035-54036
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letters between Lord Essex, the Prince of Wales and George II after the birth of Princess Augusta.
Date	[3 August 1737]
Writer	Essex, 3rd Earl of
Writer	Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751)
Addressee	Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751)
Addressee	George II, King
Description	GEO/MAIN/54035: Lord Essex forwards a message from George II: the King is happy about the safe delivery of the child, but reproaches Frederick for having put the Princess of Wales and her daughter at risk by moving them from Hampton Court; the King also resents Frederick's attitude towards him and the Queen. [Copy] GEO/MAIN/54036: [in French] Frederick explains why he brought the heavily pregnant Princess [Augusta] away from Hampton Court reassuring the King that he did not do it with the intention of displeasing his father. [Copy]
Language	English
Language	French
Extent	1 document (2 pages)
Physical Description	Manuscript paper bound in volume
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