| Collection | George III Calendar |
| Reference | GEO/MAIN/1372 |
| Record Type | Correspondence |
| Title | Letter from Lord North to [?Lord Dartmouth] |
| Date | 10 August 1772 |
| Writer | North, Frederick, Lord |
| Addressee | [?Dartmouth, 2nd Earl of] |
| Description | Lord North enquires whether [? Lord Dartmouth] has any objections to George III's proposed alterations to the American Department. Lord North suspects that the King has been influenced by previous instances of the Secretary of the Southern Department overstating the interference of the American Secretary in foreign and military business arising in North America and the West Indies, motivated by hopes of recovering the Patronage and emoluments the Department lost when the American Department was created. |
| Place Of Writing | Bushy Park |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1 document (4 pages) |
| Physical Description | Loose manuscript paper; mounted |
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| Publications | Published in J. Fortescue (ed.) "Correspondence of King George III 1760-1783" Vol. 2 (London, 1927-1928), no. 1115 |
| Level | Item |