BIB_ID
379484
Accession number
MA 2909.36
Creator
Wetherall, Frederick Augustus, 1754-1842.
Display Date
1820 Feb. 17.
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Douglas C. Ewing, 1972.
Description
1 item (24 p.) ; 22.9 cm
Notes
In an unknown hand; signed by Wetherall on the final page. The manuscript was supposed to be presented to King George IV.
On mourning stationery.
Part of a collection of letters from Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, to Colonel Frederick Augustus Wetherall. Items in the collection are described in separate records; see MA 2909 for details.
The account covers the time period from Jan. 8, 1820 to Feb. 17, 1820. The Duke of Kent died on Jan. 23.
On mourning stationery.
Part of a collection of letters from Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, to Colonel Frederick Augustus Wetherall. Items in the collection are described in separate records; see MA 2909 for details.
The account covers the time period from Jan. 8, 1820 to Feb. 17, 1820. The Duke of Kent died on Jan. 23.
Summary
Giving a daily account of the Duke of Kent's health in the weeks leading up to his death; describing the steps taken after the Duke of Kent's death and his funeral procession and interment.
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