BIB_ID
459180
Accession number
MA 14909.26
Creator
Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of Kent, 1767-1820, sender.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (6 pages) ; 23.2 x 18.8 cm
Notes
Written from Kensington Palace.
Edward's letter of January 28: see MA 14909.25.
John Jeffrey (approximately 1751-1822) was the member of parliament for Poole, 1796-1806.
The Times, 1802 April 17, p. 2: "The very lucrative appointment to the Collectorship of the Customs at Halifax [...] has been conferred on Mr. Jeffrey, son of the Member for Poole [...] amongst the Candidates we find the name of Major Thesiger ... backed with the recommendation of the Governor and Council, and the influence of the Duke of Kent, to whom the Major was Aid-de-Camp during the residence of his Royal Highness at Halifax."
Robert Hobart, earl of Buckinghamshire (1760-1816), served as secretary of state for war and the colonies, 1801-1804.
A preliminary peace treaty between the United Kingdom and France to end the War of the Second Coalition was concluded in September/October 1801. The definitive Treaty of Amiens was signed on March 25, 1802.
Part of a collection of letters from Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, to Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet (MA 14909).
Edward's letter of January 28: see MA 14909.25.
John Jeffrey (approximately 1751-1822) was the member of parliament for Poole, 1796-1806.
The Times, 1802 April 17, p. 2: "The very lucrative appointment to the Collectorship of the Customs at Halifax [...] has been conferred on Mr. Jeffrey, son of the Member for Poole [...] amongst the Candidates we find the name of Major Thesiger ... backed with the recommendation of the Governor and Council, and the influence of the Duke of Kent, to whom the Major was Aid-de-Camp during the residence of his Royal Highness at Halifax."
Robert Hobart, earl of Buckinghamshire (1760-1816), served as secretary of state for war and the colonies, 1801-1804.
A preliminary peace treaty between the United Kingdom and France to end the War of the Second Coalition was concluded in September/October 1801. The definitive Treaty of Amiens was signed on March 25, 1802.
Part of a collection of letters from Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, to Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet (MA 14909).
Provenance
Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Acknowledging receipt of letter of February 8 on March 7; pointing out Wentworth will have learned from Edward's letter to him of January 28 that there is "scarcely a doubt left" about Wentworth retaining his office in Nova Scotia; informing him of the unfortunate failure of Major Thesiger to secure the collectorship of customs at Halifax, which went instead to "Mr. Jeffries Son of the member for Poole"; discussing situation of a widow and her daughter in light of Thesiger's failure to be appointed collector; asking Wentworth to submit a memorial for a pension for said widow to Lord Hobart, which Edward will support; stating "[y]ou will be surprised" that "the definitive treaty is not yet concluded" but is expected to be shortly; explaining he does not expect to return to North America this year but to Nova Scotia "next spring"; conveying good wishes of Madame de St. Laurent.
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