BIB_ID
375302
Accession number
MA 755.16
Creator
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
Display Date
undated [1796-1804].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 10.8 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of letters, documents, and engravings related to George IV, Queen Caroline, and Princess Charlotte. See main record for MA 755 for details.
The reference to Lady Elgin, Princess Charlotte's governess until 1804, suggests that the letter was written between Charlotte's birth in 1796 and the dismissal of Lady Elgin in 1804.
The reference to Lady Elgin, Princess Charlotte's governess until 1804, suggests that the letter was written between Charlotte's birth in 1796 and the dismissal of Lady Elgin in 1804.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1911.
Summary
Writing that she is happy Charlotte "begin[s] to be a very good girl"; informing her that the antelope has arrived and she is taking care of it so Charlotte will find it "in high perfection"; asking her to give her "best love to the Princesses"; sending a parcel for "Princess Amelia, to give her the 7[th] of August as is her Birthday"; writing, "Mama loves you very much"; sending her "best compliments to Lady Elgin."
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