Autograph letter signed from William IV, Richmond, to an unidentified recipient [manuscript], 18th or 19th century Sunday Evening.

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Autograph letter signed from William IV, Richmond, to an unidentified recipient [manuscript], 18th or 19th century Sunday Evening.

Mentions the Duke of York and the Royal Academy at Woolwich. Addressed to "Madam."

2 leaves ; 24 x 19 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7437925

Folger Shakespeare Library

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William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837

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