Letter from Queen Charlotte to George III

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Sir. I return You my Sincerest thanks for the trouble You have taken amidst all Your hurry, to inform me Yourself of Your safe arrival at Kew. I do assure You this kindness is most gratefully felt by me & I trust I shall ever deserve the continuation of Your goodness. I am sorry that the Duke of Yorks [[addition]] first [[/addition]] Letter is to anounce a Reverse of Fortune but thank God He is well & Safe, & I trust that with His Zeal, added to that of The Troops under His Command He may soon be enabled to make us forget this blow by sending us an amount of a Complete Victory over the enemy. This is at least the Sincere wish of an anxious Mother, & I am pritty certain of the whole Nation. Our party went off extreamly well last Night, little Charlotte did the Honors of Her House Capitally well, at eight I saw Her Undressed & than we played at Cards, at


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