BIB_ID
459337
Accession number
MA 14909.58
Creator
Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of Kent, 1767-1820, sender.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 25 x 20.1 cm
Notes
Written from Kensington Palace.
Charles Mary Wentworth (1775-1844) was the only child of John Wentworth and Lady Frances Deering Wentworth.
Robert Dundas (Lord Melville) (1771-1851) was First Lord of the Admiralty, 1812-1827 and 1828-1830.
Part of a collection of letters from Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, to Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet (MA 14909).
Charles Mary Wentworth (1775-1844) was the only child of John Wentworth and Lady Frances Deering Wentworth.
Robert Dundas (Lord Melville) (1771-1851) was First Lord of the Admiralty, 1812-1827 and 1828-1830.
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 a letter of the 7th; discussing the careers of two of Lady Wentworth's nephews; confirming Edward recommended older nephew for promotion to Lord Melville and younger one to Captain Franklyn as an "India Company" naval candidate; conveying good wishes of Madame de St. Laurent.
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