| Collection | George III Calendar |
| Reference | GEO/MAIN/330-331 |
| Record Type | Correspondence |
| Title | Letter from Lieutenant-General Conway to George III |
| Date | 1 February 1766 |
| Writer | Conway, Henry Seymour (1721-1795) |
| Addressee | George III, King |
| Description | On events in the House of Commons the previous day referring to the 'American business' and Sir John Anstruther's election, and enclosing a list of noted speakers (GEO/MAIN/331); 'I have this moment seen Sr John Fielding who acquaints me that he has Information of no less than Fifteen men of Elliots who have been Robbing on the Highway: Five are already taken up & some have confess'd. Many more he says are suspected: & he is endeavouring with Majr Ainesley's assistance to detect & secure the rest - hitherto the thing is not known'. |
| Place Of Writing | Richmond House |
| 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. 1 (London, 1927-1928), no. 219. With further note in L. B. Namier "Additions and Corrections to Sir John Fortescue's Edition of The Correspondence of King George III (Vol. 1)" (Manchester, 1937) |
| Level | Item |