BIB_ID
425660
Accession number
MA 3498.213
Creator
Munster, George Augustus Frederick FitzClarence, Earl of, 1794-1842.
Display Date
England, 1837.
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cremin, 1980.
Description
1 item (5 pages, with address) ; 18.2 x 11.3 and 22.4 x 18.4 cm
Notes
Place of writing not provided.
The letter is undated however it would have been written after William IV's death on June 20, 1837 and before Lord Egremont's death in November, 1837.
Written on mourning stationery.
There is a fifth page, written on the verso of an address panel, which has been inserted into this letter but it does not appear to belong to this letter. It is unclear to which letter it belongs so it has been included here with the letter in which it was originally housed.
Address panel with fragments of a seal to "The Hon'ble / Mrs. Dawson Damer."
The letter is undated however it would have been written after William IV's death on June 20, 1837 and before Lord Egremont's death in November, 1837.
Written on mourning stationery.
There is a fifth page, written on the verso of an address panel, which has been inserted into this letter but it does not appear to belong to this letter. It is unclear to which letter it belongs so it has been included here with the letter in which it was originally housed.
Address panel with fragments of a seal to "The Hon'ble / Mrs. Dawson Damer."
Provenance
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cremin, 1980.
Summary
Expressing gratitude for her two letters "...as they are covered by your writing - which stamped them with value like the hand of the Sec't to the Bank of England to a note;" discussing his plans, thanking her for her thoughts of "poor Frederick - His bright days & visions are indeed over - shine have long been tarnished - but if he is like me, the polish will return to your Society as my brightest moments are, when with you...I believe we have bought Lady Keiths House - and hope to get into it in October for it requires additions and improvements - Lord Egremont came last night quite well & in excellent spirits - I only hope he will not expose himself to the Hot air & cold wind - I wrote a very cruel letter to the Dow: at Bushy and shall take her on Saturday on my way to Town - for a personal Visit - So, I shall kill two Queens with one stone - besides a Duchess at Bagshot - economy of time & labour." Included with this letter is a fifth page which discusses the sale of Steine House, Mrs. Fitzherbert's house in Brighton. Maria Fitzherbert died in March 1837 and her house was sold later that year.
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