Collection | George III Calendar |
Reference | GEO/MAIN/869-870 |
Record Type | Correspondence |
Title | Letter from Lord Hillsborough to George III |
Date | 15 February 1769 |
Writer | Hillsborough, 1st Earl of |
Addressee | George III, King |
Description | Enclosing 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 Writing | Hanover Square |
Language | English |
Extent | 2 documents (3 pages) |
Physical Description | Loose manuscript papers; mounted |
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Publications | Published in J. Fortescue (ed.) "Correspondence of King George III 1760-1783" Vol. 2 (London, 1927-1928), no. 701 |
Level | Item |