| Collection | George III Calendar |
| Reference | GEO/MAIN/501 |
| Record Type | Correspondence |
| Title | Letter from George III to Lieutenant-General Conway on the high price of corn, the riots, and the ceremonial for the forthcoming marriage of his sister [Princess Caroline Matilda] |
| Date | 20 September 1766 |
| Writer | George III, King |
| Addressee | Conway, Henry Seymour (1721-1795) |
| Description | 'if a due obedience to Law, & the submitting to that as the only just method of having grievances removed does not once more become the Characteristick of this Nation, we shall soon be no better than the Savages in America. then we shall be as much despised by all civiliz'd Nations, as we are yet revered for our excellent Constitution'.
Dated 8 minutes past 9am.
Draft. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1 document (1 page) |
| 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. 1 (London, 1927-1928), no. 389. 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 |