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Collection	George IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
Reference	GEO/MAIN/38518
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Sir John Macpherson to George, Prince of Wales on his intended visit to the Continent; praising the Prince; and recommending that Mr Becket and Captain Payne present two books by Dr [Adam] Ferguson to the Prince
Date	10 December 1789
Writer	Macpherson, John, Sir, 1st Baronet
Addressee	George, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)
Description	Macpherson informs the Prince of his visit to the Continent 'where I see a great scene opening'. Dr Ferguson's works are the 'History of Civil Society' and of the 'Rise, progress and termination of the Roman Empire'. Copy. Signed.
Place Of Writing	London
Language	English
Extent	1 document (1 page)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted
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Publications	Published in A. Aspinall "The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales 1770-1812" (London, 1964) Vol. 2; no 488
Level	Item

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