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Collection	Correspondence of Foreign Royal Families
Reference	GEO/MAIN/52123-52124
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Augusta, Duchess of Brunswick, to George III regarding his son William, her fears for her sons, and the deplorable behaviour of Prince Henry of Prussia.
Date	28 February 1785
Writer	Brunswick, Augusta, Duchess of (1737-1813)
Addressee	George III, King
Description	The Duchess writes that she hopes to see Prince William before he leaves Germany; she inveighs against 'la creature' [unidentified] who will never allow the Duchess's son Charles to marry, and worries that her sons Augustus and [Frederick] William, destined for the Prussian army, will behave foolishly; she remarks that Prince Henry has had his head turned by the French on his recent trip to Paris and mocks his high-handed pro-French posturing.
Place Of Writing	Brunswick
Language	French
Extent	1 document (4 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
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