"Sincere and affectionate
"Uncle,
"George R."
"P. S. Do not delay a reply an hour longer than can be avoided."
"To Caroline, Princess of Brunswick,"
&c. &c. &c.
[[110]]Copy of a Letter to the Duchess of Brunswick, from
her Brother, George the Third.
"My Dear Sister,
"I have endeavoured to excite and promote in the mind of my son George a desire to espouse my dear niece Caroline. This, I am aware, he will only consent to as a prudent step, by which his debts may be paid. I will trust to your influence with Caroline that she may not be offended with any thing he pleases to say. He may please to plead that he is already married!—and I fear he will resort to any measures rather than an honorable marriage. But as, in my former letters, I have explained my wishes upon this subject, I therefore need not now repeat them. Tell my dear niece she must never expect to find a mother or friend in the queen; but I will be her friend to my latest breath. Give me your support, my sister, and prevail upon my niece Caroline at all hazards.
"Your's affectionately,
"George R."