| Collection | Clayton Papers |
| Reference | GEO/ADD/28/091; GEO/ADD/28/043 |
| Title | Letter [in French] from the Princess of Wales to Mrs. Clayton [GEO/ADD/28/091], thanking her for a letter and hoping for a meeting tonight at 10, when 'all shall be ready', and reporting a visit that day by Sir Richard Steele 'to make us a present of his fish'; with transcription in French and English translation [GEO/ADD/28/043]. |
| Date | n.d. [a later pencil note suggests '?1718'] |
| Writer | Caroline, Princess of Wales (1683-1737) |
| Addressee | Clayton, Charlotte, Mrs William |
| Notes | The original letter is GEO/ADD/28/091. The French transcription and English translation are on two halves of GEO/ADD/28/043. Both documents bear the circled number '20', which shows the order in which the original letter was bound.
The suggested date is in connection with a fish pool patent taken out by Sir Richard Steele. |
| Language | French; English |
| Extent | 2 documents (2 pages) |
| Physical Description | 2 loose manuscript papers; mounted |
| Access Conditions | Available in surrogate form only |
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| Level | Item |
| Credit | All rights reserved |