TO MRS. LOCK
A royal commission
Kew, April 1789.
MY DEAREST FRIENDS,
I have her Majesty's commands to inquire—whether you have any of a certain breed of poultry?
N.B.—What breed I do not remember.
And to say she has just received a small group of the same herself.
N.B.—The quantity I have forgotten.
And to add, she is assured they are something very rare and scarce, and extraordinary and curious.
N.B.—By whom she was assured I have not heard.