| Collection | Lady Charlotte Finch |
| Reference | GEO/ADD/15/440 |
| Record Type | Correspondence |
| Title | Letter from Ernest, Duke of Mecklenburg to Lady Charlotte Finch |
| Date | 5 September 1773 |
| Writer | Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Ernst Gottlob Albert, Duke of |
| Addressee | Finch, Charlotte, Lady |
| Description | Apologises for not writing sooner; expresses desire to visit England to improve his writing and to visit Lady Charlotte and family ('Your Lady may or will believe I hope that the plaesure to pay my duties to You and Your amiable Family, is a real one to, no body in the world I am sure has more esteem for You than I have.'); appreciates her happiness as a grandmother, his wishes for her long life, 'and that every Prosperity may attend Your worthy Family'; asks her to pass on his compliments to her daughters and his gratefulness at being remembered by them.
'excusez ce griffonage et ne le montrez a personne' written at the bottom of the page
Signed and dated at Strelitz
With envelope marked 'at Kew' and 'Recd St James's Sept 14th 1773' |
| Language | English, French |
| Extent | 2 documents |
| Physical Description | Loose manuscript papers; mounted |
| Access Conditions | Available in surrogate form only |
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| Level | Item |
| Credit | ]All rights reserved |