AN UNCOMMONLY FINE TURTLE WILLIAM HENRY (1743-1805, 1st Duke of Gloucester, 1764, brother of George III)

Autograph Letter in the Third Person to Graham Clarke, Esq., at Newcastle, returning him "many thanks for the Turtle he has been so good as to send him & which arrived very safely & is uncommonly fine", he will "take an early opportunity to thank Mr. Graham Clarke personally", conjugate leaf with autograph address initialled "W.P.", Creswell, 22nd September on conjugate leaf, two neat nicks for removing seal from blank portion and traces of former laying down by one margin without loss

Of George III's brothers, William is said to have been his favourite, in spite of ups and downs, even though William had married secretly in 1766, before the 1772 Royal Marriages Act. Later Henry did useful service for the King - in 1779 he obtained a copy of French invasion plan, and the King was careful to consult him about his regiment, the 1st Foot Guards. In the year of this letter, the King asked him to attempt a reconciliation between the Prince of Wales and Princess Cartoline, but without success.
An uncommon signature.

Item Date:  1796

Stock No:  55505      £175

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