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Typed transcript. Sent from London:

12 Sep 1761

From: 1761 To: 1761

Stay in town till after the coronation, coach will be sent to bring you and sister Thursday, and we shall all return well together to Wrest when the ceremony is over and one can once more be in quiet. Grandma sends love. Glad neighbours at Silsoe were so loyal on King's marriage; you ought to have made a ball yourselves in the great hall. The rejoicings in town were over the night before I came. Disappointment of Greenwich great by Queen's not landing there (leg of mutton sold for 1 guinea and water for horses - though close to river - 6d a pail.) [But] new road from Islington the day of arrival was full of carriages of all sorts, horse, foot etc. to see her pass. All that has passed since her coming you will see in the newspapers which Papa has sent constantly for your amusement. She looks very young, she is not tall, everybody speaks most highly of her temper and manner. Has had a great deal of fatigue, shown character to advantage; had very long and difficult voyage, but was easy, composed and cheerful; luckily not sick, tho' everybody about her was, and woman who came with her too bad to be of assistance greater part of the voyage (14 days) (11 at sea), so she dressed and did everything for herself without losing good humour. See what princesses can do and profit by example! I don't know whether you will be tempted my dear child to be a queen and go to a distant country, nor shall I regret that you are not one, but we may always make use of the good examples of others. Hope you will see the pavillion finished before you come away. [NB. Countess Hardwicke's (nee Margaret Cocks?), death probably intervened.]

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George III,
Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Charlotte of,
Cocks, Margaret,
Hume-Campbell, Amabel, 1st Countess de Grey, 5th Baroness Lucas,
Yorke, Jemima,
Campbell, Jemima

CORRESPONDENCE, London, Greenwich, Wrest Park, SILSOE, balls, marriages