Letter from Georg von Löw to General Jacob de Budé, written from Hanover and dated 7 November 1785
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GEO/ADD/15/0506, ‘Letter from Georg von Löw to General Jacob de Budé re the installation of a water closet, a subscription to the works of Voltaire, and marble tables and tableware required by the Duke of York’
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Letter from Georg von Löw to General Jacob de Budé, written from Hanover and dated 7 November 1785
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Monsieur, En consequence de ma derniere je ne manque pas Monsieur
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Autograph letter signed from Georg von Löw to General Jacob de Budé, written from Hanover and dated 7 November 1785.
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Georg von Löw writes that he has found a place for the water closet near to the Duke of York’s bedroom, and encloses a drawing, adding that he requires further information about how to cistern will be positioned. The then turns to books, noting that he can obtain another copy of the works of Voltaire for an additional sum, and that he has paid the subscription for the next batches of these works. Löw then notes that the Duke of York requires porter mugs in addition to the glassware already requested, and that he needs an additional supply of port. He asks if it would be possible to have Carrara marble tables made in England as the Duke of York requires around 18 of these. He concludes by asking that Budé send him a reliable watch, the glassware, a mahogany stand for cheese, carving knives, and forks.
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2 ff.
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A second hand has added notes at vertically at the bottom of f.2v summarising the contents of the letter in list form. The letter has been corrected throughout with a small number of crossings out and the addition of missing or corrected text superscript.
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7 November 1785
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