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These made up the assemblage. All was silence. Approaching the queen, I said : " Hav- 134 RESIDENCE AT THE [1818. ing been accredited by his royal highness, the Prince Regent, as envoy extraordinary and minis- ter plenipotentiary from the United States, I have now the honour to present this letter to your ma- jesty. In executing the duties of my mission, I have it in charge from the President so to bear myself, as to give hope of gaining your majesty's esteem; and this I beg to assure your maje...sty will be my constant ambition. " She received the letter. As she took it she said, that the senti- ments I expressed were very obliging, and entered into conversation. Learning that I was from Philadelphia, she asked questions about it, and others respecting the United States ; all put in a very kind spirit. The interview lasted about fif- teen minutes. The Queen was then seventy-six. Her birth day was on the day following. As I entered the room, and during the whole interview, there was a benignity in her manner, which, in union with her age and rank, was both attractive and touching.
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