Letter from Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, London, to Maria Fitzherbert, 1804 February 4 : manuscript signed.

Expressing his gratitude for her letter and the "...so comfortable an account of the dear Prince. It has relieved me from an immense weight, as yesterday I must confess I felt quite heart broken about him. Pray say everything most affectionate from me, and that nothing could be more kind than the interest expressed, both by the Queen, and all our sisters about him. I request, tho' I have not the pleasure of personally knowing Sir Walter, that you will express how grateful I feel to him for the care he has taken of the Prince, and the attachment he has evinced for him, on the present occasion. I have consulted with the Duke of Clarence about proper quarters of the Prince on his return to Town, and he instantly said he would not suffer him to go to any but his so that this point is settled, and if the noise should be troublesome it will be obviated immediately by putting straw on the adjoining Pavement. All is going on well with the K -- much as when I last wrote, the hurry is less than it was some days back, but still exists : we are still in a precarious state, but the Physician told me an hour ago unless any thing suddenly occurred to effect a change for the worse, the balance was in favor of his patient."