| Description | Letter (341/86), written from Hanover, addressed to Watty: his being sure of Waller's interest in hearing how the operation succeeded, instructing Jelf and Wythe to write an account, he himself being too busy: there being no hitch and no inflammation, possibly because of a few ounces of blood being taken away in the first 24 hours: perfect satisfaction of Dr Jaeger, with all adhesion removed, the eye examined and the Prince Royal's feelings heard: his belief of absorption having already begun, the eye not having swollen, with the pupil much clearer and steady: his own satisfaction, although not an oculist, at the rational and authoritative acoount: all now to be left to nature and his constitution: the distressing state of his poor sister, being hopeless by all accounts: there never being a nobler, more generous or kinder heart than hers, only thinking how she could benefit her friends and those about her. Sheet, with 4 pages of text.
Envelope (341/87 ), addressed to Sir Wathen Waller, Bart, Mansfield Street, Cavendish Square, London, endorsed with note describing a letter of the Duke of Cumberland, father of the blind King of Hanover. |