CollectionGeorge III Calendar
ReferenceGEO/MAIN/869-870
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetter from Lord Hillsborough to George III
Date15 February 1769
WriterHillsborough, 1st Earl of
AddresseeGeorge III, King
DescriptionEnclosing measures regarding the governing of America that were put to the Cabinet on Monday night (GEO/MAIN/870) specifically Massachusetts Bay and New York with reference to the repeal of Townshend's Revenue Act, and alterations to the Mutiny Act to allow for the billeting of troops; that Hillsborough can delay presenting the New York Petitions to Parliament until next week only; and that the Duke of Grafton still has doubts concerning the Alteration of the Council of Massachusetts Bay.
Signed
Place Of WritingHanover Square
LanguageEnglish
Extent2 documents (3 pages)
Physical DescriptionLoose manuscript papers; mounted
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GEO_MAIN_869-870.pdf

PublicationsPublished in J. Fortescue (ed.) "Correspondence of King George III 1760-1783" Vol. 2 (London, 1927-1928), no. 701
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