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Collection	George IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
Reference	GEO/MAIN/38558-38559
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Captain Sir George Collier to Captain Payne on perceived injustice regarding naval appointments and promotions relating to those supporting George, Prince of Wales, during the Regency question
Date	4 October 1790
Writer	Collier, George, Sir, 1st Baronet, Captain
Addressee	Payne, John Willett, Captain
Description	Concering Macbride, [Robert] Kingsmill, [Sir Charles] Saxton, and Keith Stewart. Collier states tha he had been informed that his ship the St George was requested by 'some Admiral', and was offered instead ''a 74 gun ship now manned, or any 3 decker that might be brought forward hereafter'', an offer which he rejected. Private. Signed.
Place Of Writing	St. George at Portsmouth
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 535
Level	Item

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