Jennifer Ebeling · @GardenerPodcast
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14, 1843
John Claudius , & died.

He wrote the of about his - after the .

But the Duke the .
He thought the was from the (not Loudon) regarding his or - not his Beeches.

The Duke wrote back:
"My servant will show you SO many pairs of breeches, but WHY you wish to inspect those I wore at Waterloo is quite beyond [my] comprehension."

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