Harcourt, fl. 1763-1791 [to Madam]

GLC01794.14

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GLC#
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Type
Letters
Date
January 25, 1779
Author/Creator
Harcourt, fl. 1763-1791
Title
[to Madam]
Place Written
Harcourt House
Pagination
6p Height: 18.5 cm, Width: 14.9 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
Road to Revolution

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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