Excerpt from Memoirs of Sir William Knighton, Bart., G. C. H., Keeper of the Privy Purse During the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth: Including His Correspondence With Many Distinguished Personages As the letters written by Mr. Knighton during his residence in London to his friends at Tavis tock, are illustrative of his character, the follow ing extracts are taken from them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.