CollectionWilliam Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
ReferenceGEO/MAIN/54305-54306
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetter from William Henry [Duke of Gloucester] to George III regarding his arrival at Harbourg [Hamburg]
Date5 July 1769
WriterWilliam Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1743-1805)
AddresseeGeorge III, King
DescriptionWilliam writes of Major General Hervey's return to England; a firework display arranged by G[eneral] Brawn; his mother [Augusta, Dowager Princess of Wales]; Prince Charles [?of Hesse-Kassel] being universally applauded; Harry [?Prince Henry]; his plan to go to Lubeck and board the Mars, a 50 gun ship that [Christian II] King of Denmark had sent for him; and travelling to Brunswick to see his sister [Augusta, Hereditary Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel], reporting that she was 'tolerably well and as questionable, and as gossiping as ever'. He adds that his sister [Augusta] thought the [Royal] family were all 'ill' with George III and that she was considering visiting England.
Place Of WritingHarbourg [Hamburg]
LanguageEnglish
Extent1 documents (4 pages)
Physical DescriptionLoose manuscript paper; mounted
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