| Collection | George III Calendar |
| Reference | GEO/MAIN/1351 |
| Record Type | Correspondence |
| Title | Letter from Lord Barrington to George III and reply |
| Date | 17 July 1772 |
| Writer | Barrington, 2nd Viscount |
| George III, King |
| Addressee | George III, King |
| Barrington, 2nd Viscount |
| Description | Lord Barrington apologises for mistakenly reporting that Lieutenant Colonel Garth was a younger Captain in the army, than Captain West, and queries whether he should be put forward to Lord Digby for promotion. George III replies that this error has not altered his determination to allow Captain West 'to purchase the Company in the first Regiment of Guards'.
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| Place Of Writing | War Office |
| Kew |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2 documents (4 pages) |
| Physical Description | Loose manuscript paper; mounted |
| Document Image | 
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| Publications | Published in J. Fortescue (ed.) "Correspondence of King George III 1760-1783" Vol. 2 (London, 1927-1928), no. 1093 |
| Level | Item |