The Creevey Papers
Henry Brougham to Thomas Creevey, 10 May 1813
“York, Wednesday, 10 May, 1810.
“Dear C.,
“I find by Ly. C.
Lindsay that there is an idea of another letter from the
Pss. to Prinnie, and that Whitbread has written one. Pray try to impress upon him the
fatal effects of any more letters. She will be called the Compleat Letterwriter
and become generally despised. At all events, let some time elapse and see what
they mean to do.”
Queen Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1768-1821)
Married the Prince of Wales in 1795 and separated in 1796; her husband instituted
unsuccessful divorce proceedings in 1820 when she refused to surrender her rights as
queen.
Lady Charlotte Lindsay [née North] (1771 c.-1849)
The daughter of Frederick North, second Earl of Guilford; in 1800 she married Lt.-Col.
John Lindsay (d. 1826), son of James Lindsay, fifth Earl of Balcarres. She was Lady in
Waiting to Queen Caroline.
Samuel Whitbread (1764-1815)
The son of the brewer Samuel Whitbread (1720-96); he was a Whig MP for Bedford, involved
with the reorganization of Drury Lane after the fire of 1809; its financial difficulties
led him to suicide.
