New Jersey Supreme CourtBiblio.com
JERSEY, George Bussey Villiers, Earl ofBiblio.com
The correspondence between the earl and countess of jersey and the rev. dr. randolph upon the subject of some letters belonging to h. r. h. the princess of wales of late so much the topic of public conversation
1796ref. AQ18967London: Richard White 1796. 2 37pp 1. Uncut stitched as issued. Some creasing lightly spotted loss to foot of final leaf - not touching text. A printing with explanatory notes of the correspondence between George Villiers Earl of Jersey 1735-1805 his wife Frances Villiers Countess of Jersey 1753-1821 and clergyman Francis Randolph 1752-1831 concerning their involvement in a scandal surrounding the loss of letters belonging to the Princess of Wales. Randolph had been entrusted to deliver the letters by the Princess but being unable to complete his task had them returned via carriage. They disappeared in transit. Lady Jersey a mistress of the Prince of Wales was accused in the press of having intercepted them and of passing several to Queen Charlotte whom they disparaged. She denied the allegations and attempted to lay the blame on Randolph. The Earl of Jersey published the subsequent correspondence between Randolph and his wife in an attempt to clear her name. The matter was never satisfactorily resolved and Lady Jersey remained persona non grata in many circles. ESTC T1230. First edition. 8vo. Richard White unknown
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