Letter from Princess Amelia to the Earl of Bessborough

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[[note]] the Princess amelia to Ld Bessborough Novbr 5th. 1765 [[/note]] Gunnersbury Nov 5 1765 I must beg of you my good Lrd Besborough to give me your advice. [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] If I am [[addition]] to [[/addition]] Administer, & to become by that , Trustee for my Sister, ye Children of ye late P of Wales, ye Children of ye Ps of Orange, & ye Children of ye Queen of Demnark, If I am liable to any losses, & If there Should be a defficiency, if I pay ye Creditors out of my Mon [[addition]] e [[/addition]] y. I remember ye. late King sent ye Princess Dowager word, not to adminster, for If She did ye Creditors would fall upon her, & Consequently She did not. I Should be glad to do what was right, & kind to ye memory of ye Person. I have los't but I wont, nor cant engage my Self in this unhappy affair except I have Strong asurances, not to be a looser, & I have a great mind to refuse ye being Executor, for here are two hunder'd Horses, which must be kept till they are sold, their things before they are parted with maybe kept a twelfth month, & I fear will hardly pay all. Lrd albermerle hath been with me to day, I cant Commend him enough, for his activity & zeal for his late Friend, but I must beg of you nor to metion to him, that I have wrote to you, or asked advice but I am Sadly perplex't & dont know which way to turn my Self, dont Come to me, but write to me, an answer as soon as you Can; I am most Sincerely obliged to you My Lord for your concern & thinking of me at that time, I remain your good Friend Amelia


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