BIB_ID
428294
Accession number
MA 9781.28
Creator
Hood, Alexander Nelson, Duke of Bronte, 1854-1937.
Display Date
London, England, 1905 March 7.
Credit line
Gift of Patricia S. Baldwin, 2018.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 18.1 x 11.4 cm
Notes
This letter is part of a collection of letters from the Duke and Duchess of Teck, Mary of Teck and two members of their Royal Household, Hélène Bricka and A. Nelson Hood to Dr. William Wilberforce Baldwin. See the collection record for more information.
Written from "Marlborough House, / Pall Mall, S.W." on stationery engraved with the address and engraved "Private Secretary / to H.R.H. The Princess of Wales."
Written from "Marlborough House, / Pall Mall, S.W." on stationery engraved with the address and engraved "Private Secretary / to H.R.H. The Princess of Wales."
Provenance
Dr. William W. Baldwin; his grandson Nicholas Baldwin; Patricia S. Baldwin.
Summary
Saying "I duly gave the Princess of Wales the little packet of spoons, which you entrusted to my care to take to England; and yesterday Her Royal Highness said she desired me to write on her behalf to say, while explaining that she would have written herself were it not that she is very much occupied, that she is very grateful for the kind gift and thanks you most sincerely for it. She admired the spoons extremely, thinks them very interesting & artistic and is delighted to possess them. I have sent the other spoons to Lady Eva Dugdale as you wished. If not entirely cured of my indisposition, I am very nearly so. I accomplished the journey satisfactorily : in fact felt better almost immediately on leaving Rome - for the change of air. I must render my thanks for your kind care of me & hoping this will find you well."
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