BIB_ID
356013
Accession number
MA 707.7
Creator
William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester, 1776-1834.
Display Date
1803 May 2.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 22.8 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 a proposal to be made to France; commenting on the negotiations involving Count Haugwitz, Major Decken and Sir John Borlase Warren; discussing travel logistics; asking that his gratitude be expressed to "their Prussian Majesties" for their kindness to him; referring to the return to Lt. Col. Blücher to Munster "to collect Troops."
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