LETTER OF THE CHEVALIER D'ÉON TO COLONEL MONSON, BATH, JANUARY 7, 1796.
ACCOUNT FOR SUPPER GIVEN BY THE CHEVALIER D'ÉON TO PRINCE HENRY OF PRUSSIA, AUGUST 15, 1784.
Letters of Sir Joshua Reynolds, George Romney, and George Morland always fetch from £3 to £10 or more. I gave £7 7s. for the letter of Reynolds to Crabbe, covering Dr. Johnson's criticism of the poem submitted to him. The examples of Romney and Morland I possess are placed behind the frontispieces of standard works on their Art. The letter of poor Morland is melancholy reading, and suggestive of the squalor in which he moved and died:—
George Morland to Mr. Graham.
Dear Graham,—I am worse than ever. Had an opium pill to take last night, and as I thought two must do me more good than one, I took them both. I expected it was up.
However I am not quite so bad, but I will use my best endeavour to get on for you this week the whole of which I must keep quiet.
Good bie,
G. Morland.