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My dearest Son. You will I trust believe me when I tell You that before You could know of the Field Marshalls Death, I had thought of You & laid schemes to obtain Yr Wishes. But all was Frustrated in less than five Minutes. On Fryday when the Kg returned from early Prayers Ldy Harrington mentioned to Us the [[deletion]] Death [[/deletion]] Sudden Death at Park place. The Kg put down His Tea went in the next room, returned with a Letter in His Hand, Ordered a Servant to be sent to the Duke of York, I said After 30 Years promise I have given the [[deletion]] Regim [[/deletion]] [[addition]] vacant [[/addition]]Guards to the Duke of Richmond. My Surprize was so great that I could not help repeating, what so long ago? He answered, Yes! but made no further remarks, tho I think He did this Act of Justice contre Coeur. The Duke of York did neither receive the Kgs Letter, nor the News till Yesterday at Noon, when He informed the Kg
