BIB_ID
356000
Accession number
MA 707.6
Creator
William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester, 1776-1834.
Display Date
1803 Apr. 27.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 24.6 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of letters from William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester to Francis James Jackson and Sir Sidney Smith and from Mary, Duchess of Gloucester to Lady Charlotte Belasyse. Letters in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection level record for more information.
The identity of the recipient is inferred from the contents of the letter.
The identity of the recipient is inferred from the contents of the letter.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from J. Pearson & Company, 1910.
Summary
Discussing arrangements for his arrival in Potsdam; saying he would like to accept the invitation to stay with him and decline the invitation from the King of Prussia to stay at the Palace; saying he would like to be "announced as the Comte de Connaught."
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