Lord Harcourt (fl. 1763-1791) [to Madam]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #:
GLC01794.14
Author/Creator:
Lord Harcourt (fl. 1763-1791)
Place Written:
Harcourt House
Type:
Autograph letter signed
Date:
25 January 1779
Pagination:
6p ; 18.5 x 14.9 cm
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He expresses regret that she has been so sick and unable to travel, but is glad that she is feeling better now. He compares the English and the French. He mentions Lord Chatham's declaration to never acknowledge the independence of America, which, in Harcourt's translation, is fishing for a royal office.
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