Letter from Princess Augusta to Prince Ernest
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Title
Letter from Princess Augusta to Prince Ernest
Date Created
20 July 1790
Creator
Augusta Sophia, Princess
Description
Expressing her happiness at the news that Ernest recovered from the measles. She updates Ernest on the whereabouts of their siblings: William [Prince] sailed in Barrington Fleet and he is very happy to be at sea; Edward [Prince} is now commander of the Queen's Regiment of Infantry in Gibraltar, and his own Regiment of the Fusiliers will be there soon; their two elder brothers will soon be in Brighton.
She reports the death of Lord Heathfield [George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield]; Augusta is saddened by newpaper articles mocking Heathfield and insulting his memory, forgetting how much he did for the country [some newspaper cuttings are glued on the back of this letter as evidence].
Language
English
Identifier
GEO/ADD/10/2
