Dundas, David, Sir, Bart, 1749-1826 to James Dundas
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02549.45 Author/Creator: Dundas, David, Sir, Bart, 1749-1826 Place Written: Richmond, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 July 1790 Pagination: 3 p. : address ; Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy
Mentions his hope that the upcoming marriage of Lord Graham would give James an occasion to visit. Write's very critically of their brother George's wife, Mona: "Lady I cannot call her, that I should not be surprised at any act of Barbarity She should commit." Also comments on giving George (naval) career advice. Discusses the presence of French aristocrats in England who wish to preserve their titles in the face of the French Revolution. Doubts the truthfulness of their information, likening it to false information given during the American Revolution. Describes the French Revolution: "this very movement, the thing itself is transacting, the most important in the history of the World." Asks James to obtain some wine for him.
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