The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J., 1834-1851: Edited, with Extracts from the Diary of the LatterWellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of
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The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J., 1834-1851: Edited, with Extracts from the Diary of the Latter
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 -- Correspondence
MY LORD DUKE,--Notwithstanding my changed feelings I am deeply
concerned to hear of your late accident, and still more deeply
grateful to Almighty God for your preservation. I sincerely hope
that such gracious interposition of Providence in your favor may
eventually lead you to glorify Him in your life and conversation
accordingly, 'seeking Him while HE may be found, and calling upon
Him while HE is near," ever bearing in mind that _HE_ is "no
respecter of persons." Consequently none but those who through
His Grace have undergone "a new birth unto righteousness," can
justifiably expect to enter into His Kingdom. That HE may enable
you to understand this experimentally is the earnest wish of
His devoted Child and Servant,
A. J.
P.S. I do not give you my address, My Lord Duke, in order to
elicit an answer, but merely to imply that should my Christian
advice be required you may know where to find me.
By the Duke's answer, he apparently feels no need nor desire for
Christian advice.
WALMER CASTLE, Sept. 17, 1850.
Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington begs leave to acknowledge
the receipt of Miss J.'s Note of the 10^th Ins^t.
He is thankful that he received no injury by the overturn of his
carriage a week ago! He returns his thanks to Miss J. for
noticing the accident!
Miss J. was so delighted at the receipt of this note that she
immediately replied to it in four sheets of closely written note-paper.
She began by explaining elaborately that she had seen the notice of his
accident only a few days before, although by his letter she learned it
had occurred a week ago. After ringing the changes on this, she
proceeded to bestow Christian admonition in her usual liberal fashion.
The Duke's reply was little more effusive than the note he had sent
last.
WALMER CASTLE, Sept. 20, 1850.
Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington presents his Comp^ts to Miss
J. He is very sensible of her kindness in writing to him. He
merely mentioned as a fact that the accident to which she
referred had occurred in the preceding week!
He is happy to learn that Miss J. is improved in Health!
In Miss J.'s next she reprimands the Duke for having misdirected the
envelope of his last note to her, and inquires if he ever received her
letter on the death of _Charles_ Arbuthnot, as she now calls him.
WALMER CASTLE, Sept. 24, 1850.
F. M. the Duke of Wellington presents His comp^ts to Miss J.! He
has received Her note without Date in which she encloses the
Cover which the Duke returns!
He regrets much that he made a mistake; which has given her the
trouble of writing again!
The Duke does not recollect to have received a letter from her
upon the Subject of the Death of Mr. Arbuthnot!
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