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Collection	George IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
Reference	GEO/MAIN/38449-38450
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from George, Prince of Wales, to Queen Charlotte, on reports of improvement in the King's health, and requesting permission for himself and the Duke of York to see the King
Date	[19 February 1789]
Writer	George, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)
Addressee	Charlotte, Queen Consort to George III
Description	The Prince describes his relief at the news which 'will free me from a heavy burthen & remove me from a situation so very perplexing & mortifying...'. He requests that the Queen consult the physicians on how soon the Princes may see the King, and if denied access the next day requests that the physicians send him 'their opinion in writing, and the reasons on which it is grounded'. Written Thursday. Draft.
Place Of Writing	Carlton House
Language	English
Extent	1 document (2 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript papers; mounted
Related Material	This is the draft of the letter from George, Prince of Wales, to Queen Charlotte GEO/MAIN/38451-38452. See GEO/MAIN/36381 for the Queen's reply dated 20 February 1789
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Publications	Published in A. Aspinall "The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales 1770-1812" (London, 1963) Vol. 1; no 412n
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