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Bath. Decbr/18th./1819 Dear Madam. Your Majesty having requested me to put my thoughts in writing on the subject of the letter from the Prince Regent I take up My pen to state as clearly as I can my sentiments and real situation. I acknowledge a Private and [[underline]] Public [[/underline]] duty and only wish to reconcile the two together: if the [[underline]] Cabinet [[/underline]] consider the measure of [[underline]] my [[/underline]] marrying one of consequence they [[underline]] ought [[/underline]] to state to [[underline]] me [[/underline]] what they [[underline]] can [[/underline]] and [[/underline]] will [[/underline]] propose for my establishment: for [[underline]] without [[/underline]] [[deletion]] being [[/deletion]] [[underline]] previously [[/underline]] being acquainted with [[underline]] their [[/underline]] intentions as to [[underline]] money [[/underline]] matters [[underline]] I cannot [[/underline]] and [[underline]] will [[/underline]] not make any positive offer to any Princess: I shall [[underline]] ten [[/underline]] Children [[underline]] totally [[/underline]] & [[underline]] entirely [[/underline]] dependent on [[underline]] myself [[/underline]]: I owe [[underline]] Forty thousand [[/underline]] Pounds of [[underline]] funded [[/underline]] debt, for which of course I pay interest, and I have a [[underline]] Floating [[/underline]]
