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Letter from Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, London, to Maria Fitzherbert, 1811 July 25 : manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
426074
Accession number
MA 3498.282
Creator
Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of Kent, 1767-1820.
Display Date
London, England, 1811 July 25.
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cremin, 1980.
Description
1 item (2 pages, with address) ; 18.0 x 11.7 cm
Notes
The year of writing is not provided however the inventory of the collection dates it to 1811.
It is uncertain whether this letter is in the autograph of the Duke of Kent.
Written from Castle Hill Lodge.
Detached address leaf with fragments of a seal to "Mrs. Fitzherbert / Tylney Street / K&S."
Provenance
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cremin, 1980.
Summary
Arranging to call on her; saying "I cannot tell you how mortified I am, at not having the prospect of seeing you today, as I had quite set my heart upon it, however, if you will receive me about one on Wednesday next, I will make a point of being with you at that hour."