The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J., 1834-1851: Edited, with Extracts from the Diary of the Latter — John Shaqi
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
A silence of over three months followed this latest tiff. Miss J., as
usual, re-opened the correspondence. The Duke's reply was not
cordial:--
LONDON, August 14, 1837.
The Duke of Wellington presents His Comp^ts to Miss J. He returns
His thanks for her Letter of the 13^th.
The Duke is going out of town; and he intends to go to Walmer
Castle in a few days.
The Duke assures Miss J. that he has not published an Intention
of giving what is called a grand Dinner at Walmer Castle.
In general he would recommend to Miss J. not to believe one Word
that she reads respecting the Duke of Wellington.
LONDON, August 16, 1837.
The Duke of Wellington presents his Comp^ts to Miss J. He returns
His thanks for Her letter of the 15^th.
The Duke is much concerned that Miss J. should have had the
trouble of writing a second time upon the subject of
misrepresentation in the Newspapers. They are really not
deserving of Notice.
"The next letter from the Duke is dated Aug. 16th, with which I see
a copy of a letter referring to a parcel containing Tracts, etc.
for his acceptance, from which I copy as follows--'Miss J. trusts
the accompanying Tracts may not be considered an intrusion, but
received and perused with the prayerful consideration they deserve
as not from man but from That God Who has put it into her heart to
send them; relying on His own gracious Word which runs thus, "My
Word shall not return unto ME void but it shall accomplish that
which I please and shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent
it."--Miss J. begs to be excused giving her address, being desirous
to avoid all observation etc. but if on her return to Town it
should be the will of God that she should make His Grace acquainted
with her abode, wherever that may be, (respecting which there is at
present great uncertainty,) she will then give him an opportunity
of acknowledging the receipt of the parcel and its consequences,
hoping they may be of a gratifying nature; that is, beneficial to
His Great Soul which Miss J. is still desirous to behold robed in
the only Robe of righteousness that can render it safe for
Eternity.'
"The letter written on Aug. 26th is as follows 'He has received and
returns His thanks for her Note of Friday and the Tract enclosed
therewith.'
"In the Duke's next letter dated Sept. 1st he writes--'He is happy
to learn that her health is so far reestablished as that she can go
to the Country.'
"The next letter from His Grace dated Oct. 5th, 1837, acknowledges
the parcel referred to in mine as follows 'He returns thanks to
Miss J. for Her Note of the 3rd inst. received this morning, with a
Hymn for which he is very grateful. He received the Parcel
containing Tracts etc, some time ago.'
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