Queen's House May 22 1776
FIRST PAGE OF A.L.S. OF THE DUCHESS OF KENT TO HER GRANDSON, KING EDWARD VII., AGED EIGHT, AUGUST 26, 1849.
(By permission of Harper Brothers.)
Three years previously the Earl, during a period of temporary absence, had received a good many letters from his pupils, in which good feeling seemingly vies with excellence of calligraphy. Here are some examples:—
The Duke of York, aged ten, to his tutor, the Earl of Holdernesse.
Kew October 25 1773
My Lord,—I am glad to here (sic) that you are (sic) arived safe at last, and I hope that you will finish your business so as to return to us by the sixth. The King and Queen were so good as to send for us on Monday evening quite unexpectedly. I hope your Lordship will be as good as to continue your good wishes to me, and I will try to deserve them. We have not had another letter from Mr. Smelt since you have been gone. The Bishop[34] and Mr. Jackson[35] send their compliments to your Lordship.
My dear Lord, I am always your's
Frederick.