Letter from Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, London, to John Wentworth, 1804 October 05 : autograph manuscript signed.

Acknowledging receipt of letter from July; stating the king knows of the "injustice" done against Edward but nothing has resulted therefrom; lamenting he is a "stigmatized man" in military circles and "the injustice of my present fate occasions me many a bitter moment"; referring Wentworth to letters received by Lieutenant-General Bowyer and Colonel Wetherall for information on the king's health, of which Edward admits, "I am unable to form a more favorable opinion"; commiserating about trouble given to Wentworth by the House of Assembly and assuring him of support for him in Britain; contrasting Wentworth's government with alternative prospect of "strides of democracy" across British North America, which had caused the loss of the Thirteen Colonies; discussing report by Wentworth to Lord Camden; lamenting the "melancholy end" of General Hamilton and the continuance of dueling; asking for further news on consequences of his death; denouncing "insidious" efforts of "dangerous Jacobinic demagogue" Tom Paine and lauding Wentworth's efforts to counteract them; mentioning Wentworth's son's trip to the United States; pining wistfully for Prince's Lodge, Halifax; discussing ongoing building of Government House in Halifax; suggesting Wentworth spend time in England during its construction; expressing happiness at Lady Wentworth's recovered health; enclosing letter on result of his efforts on behalf of Dr. Alman; conveying good wishes of Madame de St. Laurent.