CollectionGeorge III Calendar
ReferenceGEO/MAIN/548
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetter from George III to Lieutenant-General Conway concerning the debate [in the House of Commons] the previous day
Date6 December 1766
WriterGeorge III, King
AddresseeConway, Henry Seymour (1721-1795)
DescriptionWith reference to the 'East India Affair'. 'I am so sanguine with regard to the East India Affair that I trust Tuesday will convince the World that whilst Administation has no object but the pursuing what may be of solid Advantage to my People that it is not in the Power of any Men to prevent it.'
Signed and dated [45] minutes past 7am.
Draft.
Place Of WritingQueen's House
LanguageEnglish
Extent1 document (1 page)
Physical DescriptionLoose manuscript paper; mounted
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PublicationsPublished in J. Fortescue (ed.) "Correspondence of King George III 1760-1783" Vol. 1 (London, 1927-1928), no. 436. With further note in L. B. Namier "Additions and Corrections to Sir John Fortescue's Edition of The Correspondence of King George III (Vol. 1)" (Manchester, 1937)
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