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Collection	George IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
Reference	GEO/MAIN/38542-38543
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury to George, Prince of Wales, on the Prince's letter recommending Mr Bagnion[?] for the position of Assistant Librarian in the British Museum; and on his unsuitability for the post
Date	16 July 1790
Writer	Moore, John, Archbishop of Canterbury
Addressee	George, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)
Description	Moore states that Bagnion 'is in no degree possessed of the necessary qualifications which the office in question asks for', and explains the general rule that the 'natural-born' subjects of this country' are given priority unless the foreign candidate has superior qualifications, such as the case of Dr [Charles Godfrey] Woide. Signed.
Language	English
Extent	1 document (2 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript papers; mounted
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Publications	Published in A. Aspinall "The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales 1770-1812" (London, 1964) Vol. 2; no 514
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