CollectionGeorge IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
ReferenceGEO/MAIN/39140-39155
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetters from Sir John Macpherson to George, Prince of Wales on previous letters regarding foreign politics written to the Prince; his satisfaction with his travels in Europe; and his wish that his [political] knowledge will prove interesting and useful to the Prince
Date10 December 1789 - 8 March 1796
WriterMacpherson, John, Sir, 1st Baronet
AddresseeGeorge, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)
DescriptionMacpherson precedes his letter with copies of letters sent by him to the Prince from 10 December 1789, as detailed below:
(GEO/MAIN/39140), London, 10 December 1789. Copy of GEO/MAIN/38518.
(GEO/MAIN/39141-39144), Mayence, 27 September 1790. Copy of GEO/MAIN/38557.
(GEO/MAIN/39145-39147), Vienna, 11 January 1791. Macpherson discusses the hopes of the [Holy Roman] Emperor, Leopold II, for a 'pacific arrangement' involving Russia.
(GEO/MAIN/39147-39150), Florence, 12 May 1791. Macpherson discusses the Prince's support of the King in matters of foreign politics.
(GEO/MAIN/39150-39151), Milan, 19 June 1791. Macpherson refers to Leopold II's meeting with the Comte d'Artois, and states that the Emperor sought to prevent the Comte from attempting a counter revolution. He also refers to the Empress of Russia, who will 'not be impracticable to Mr Fawkner's courtship'.
(GEO/MAIN/39151-39153), Lausanne, 14 October 1791. Copy of GEO/MAIN/38628-38629. On the Prince's [political] association with those seemingly supportive of the French Revolution.
(GEO/MAIN/39153), Brompton, 22 January 1794. On the arrival of gifts for the Prince from Macpherson's travels.
(GEO/MAIN/39154), 27 June 1794. On enclosing a sketch of a general system for the security of public affairs.
(GEO/MAIN/39154-39155), Brompton, 8 March 1796.
Place Of WritingBrompton
LanguageEnglish
Extent1 document (21 pages)
Physical DescriptionBooklet; mounted
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PublicationsPublished in A. Aspinall "The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales 1770-1812" (London, 1965) Vol. 3; no 1084
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