Letter [in French] from the Princess of Wales to Mrs. Clayton [GEO/ADD/28/114] forwarding letters from the physicians and Princess Amelia and reporting on the latter's improved health, reporting that she believes her daughter will agree to do 'what your freind [sic] [presumably Dr Freind] desires', which both the Prince and Princess of Wales desire her to do, commenting obliquely on the story of 'the rabbits', and reporting that she has a cold, and that she had promised Princess Amelia to go to the gallery; with transcription in French and English translation [GEO/ADD/28/010].
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Letter [in French] from the Princess of Wales to Mrs. Clayton [GEO/ADD/28/114] forwarding letters from the physicians and Princess Amelia and reporting on the latter's improved health, reporting that she believes her daughter will agree to do 'what your freind [sic] [presumably Dr Freind] desires', which both the Prince and Princess of Wales desire her to do, commenting obliquely on the story of 'the rabbits', and reporting that she has a cold, and that she had promised Princess Amelia to go to the gallery; with transcription in French and English translation [GEO/ADD/28/010].
Date Created
n.d. [a later pencil note suggests the end of November or beginning of December 1726]
Creator
Caroline, Princess of Wales (1683-1737)
Description
Princess Amelia is better and has no cough, although she does have some pain in swallowing.\r\n'I am transported my dear freind [sic] to understand that your freind [sic] is as much an unbeliever as to the rabbits as I am.' [Mrs Clayton has added a note: 'an idle woman one Mary Toft pretended to be brought to bed of rabbits, & impos'd upon many people'.]
Language
French
English
Transcription Difficulty
Difficult
Identifier
GEO/ADD/28/111; GEO/ADD/28/010
