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Collection	George IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
Reference	GEO/MAIN/38553-38554
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Captain William Sidney Smith to George, Prince of Wales, on his military experience with the Swedish fleet, in support of the King of Sweden and Duke of Sudermania; and his return home
Date	17 September 1790
Writer	Smith, William Sidney, Captain
Addressee	George, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)
Description	Smith states that the 'desperate nature' of the situation had obliged him to become more directly involved in military operations than he had intended, but he had not entered into the King of Sweden's service, following the advice of George, Prince of Wales. He states he 'did not mean to quit my own country for another when I refused the command of a fleet...', and now plans to return immediately. Signed.
Place Of Writing	Stockholm
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 529
Level	Item

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