CollectionGeorge III Calendar
ReferenceGEO/MAIN/597
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetter from George III to Lieutenant-General Conway on the vote to reduce Land Tax
Date27 February 1767
WriterGeorge III, King
AddresseeConway, Henry Seymour (1721-1795)
Description'those who have voted for it can have been guided only by the incitements that too frequently direct the conduct of Politicians the Shadow of Popularity'.
Dated 5 minutes past [11pm].
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. 474. 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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