Autograph letter signed : "North Wales", to [Francis James Jackson], 1803 Aug. 10.
The identity of the recipient is inferred from the contents of the letter.
Part of a collection of letters from William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester to Francis James Jackson and Sir Sidney Smith and from Mary, Duchess of Gloucester to Lady Charlotte Belasyse. Letters in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection level record for more information.
Thanking him for his help in getting his Servant back to England; reporting on the zeal with which the English troops wish to serve the King; adding that they were able to raise a troop of 2,000 men in three hours; saying that from newspaper accounts it appears that "tranquility" has been restored to Ireland; commenting that he is "happy to find by your last that things are mended & that the wind from England has been more favorable -- I hope it continues to blow in the good quarter & that the Northerly Wind is likely to blow as one could wish;" saying he hopes not to remain very long in his present command; saying that he hears of "great Preparations on the other side of the Water & I have no doubt that Buonaparte will attempt to invade us."