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Collection	George IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
Reference	GEO/MAIN/38702-38703
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Lord Cornwallis to George, Prince of Wales, on the end of the war against Tippoo; the Prince's good opinion of Mr [Mark] Singleton; his support of the Coleman brothers; and the marriage of the Duke of York
Date	5 April 1792
Writer	Cornwallis, 2nd Earl
Addressee	George, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)
Description	Cornwallis states that the war was 'not only most just but absolutely necessary', and believes that 'Tippoo's best friends in England will admit...that he will not be the worse neighbour for having his wings a little clipt'. Signed.
Place Of Writing	Camp at Karigal on the march from Seringapatam to the Canartic
Language	English
Extent	1 document (2 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript papers; mounted
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Publications	Published in A. Aspinall "The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales 1770-1812" (London, 1964) Vol. 2; no 662
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