CollectionGeorge IV Bills
ReferenceGEO/MAIN/35248-35274
Record TypeCorrespondence
Financial records
TitleGeorge IV's Privy Purse Accounts for residences and properties: London
Date1 May 1815 - 31 March 1825
DescriptionGEO/MAIN/35248-35256: Letters from George Hardinge to Charles Bicknell, relating to disagreements over payments of a tythe and lease for an unidentified property, involving Mr Reid, Mr and Mrs Tharp and Mr Bucke. c. 31 May – June 1815 (and undated). 5 documents
GEO/MAIN/35257-35258: Letter from Lord Eldon [?] to Charles Bicknell, n.d., seeking the title deeds of Buckingham House to ascertain details regarding its purchase and its freehold and leasehold, [?31 May 1815]. 1 document
GEO/MAIN/35259-35260: Letter from J. Wilson to Frederick B. Watson relating to Kennington Common [enclosing GEO/MAIN/35261-21], 4 April 1819, 1 document
GEO/MAIN/35261-35262: Letter from Thomas Nice to J. Wilson sending a calculation of square feet for building on Kennington Common and the potential ground rent then possible [Enclosure of GEO/MAIN/35259-35260], 3 April 1819. 1 document
GEO/MAIN/35263-35264: Letter from J. Wilson to Frederick B. Watson, n.d. [April 1819?], re the improvement of Kennington Common, and also referring to Wilson’s investigations into the history, tenure and value of the Cornish and Devonshire manors [presumably for the Prince of Wales]. 1 document
GEO/MAIN/35265-35266: Letter from Charles Arbuthnot to the Marquis of Conyngham, 2 April 1825, enclosing GEO/MAIN/35267-8, re building work proposed by the Duke of York on the site of his premises [in London?]. 1 document
GEO/MAIN/35267-35268: Copy letter from Charles Arbuthnot to Sir Herbert Taylor, reporting the King’s refusal to approve the building work proposed by the Duke of York, the King's wish to have no new buildings erected between St James’s Palace and Green Park, and his consequent intention to acquire the buildings currently occupied by the Duke of Clarence and others [Enclosure of GEO/MAIN/35265-6], 23 March 1825, 1 document
GEO/MAIN/35269-35274: Letter from Frederick, Duke of York, to Charles Arbuthnot, explaining, for the King’s information, the position with regard to his house, the proposal to pull down the building called The Queen’s Library, and possible alterations to the site, 29 March 1825. 4 documents
LanguageEnglish
Extent15 documents
Physical DescriptionLoose manuscript papers
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