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Letter from Frederick, Duke of York, London, to Maria Fitzherbert, 1820? August 8 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
426099
Accession number
MA 3498.292
Creator
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827.
Display Date
London, England, 1820? August 8.
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cremin, 1980.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 18.0 x 11.4 cm
Notes
Written from "Stable Yard" on mourning stationery and dated "Tuesday Evening / August 8."
The year of writing is not provided however it is possible the year was 1820 as the letter is on mourning stationery. August 8 was a Tuesday in 1820. The published letter dates it to 1809 in which August 8 was also a Tuesday.
Provenance
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cremin, 1980.
Summary
Saying "A thousand thanks My Dear Friend for your kind Note - Be assured that I am truly sensible of your friendly anxiety about me, I am thank God tolerably well in Health, and bear up as much as I can under present circumstances. As soon as I am able to free myself you may depend upon your being one of the first persons upon whom I shall call."