Collection | George IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King |
Description | Macpherson refers to the 'Regency Illness' and relations between the King and George, Prince of Wales. He suggests that Mr [Henry] Addington becoming minister would benefit the Prince. A hole [?cut out] distorts part of the text. Encloses: (GEO/MAIN/38705-38706) copy of a letter from Sir John Macpherson to George, Prince of Wales, 12 May 1791, Florence. Refers to the 'union between Vienna and Berlin'. (GEO/MAIN/38706-38707) copy of a letter from Sir John Macpherson to George, Prince of Wales,, 5 January 1792, Genoa. Suggests that 'inaction [regarding French politics] may no longer be policy'. (GEO/MAIN/38708) extract of a letter from Sir John Macpherson to George, Prince of Wales, 5 May 1792, Genoa. Refers to Macpherson explaining the Prince's filial affection for George III, and that 'the dutiful affection of the son was not incompatible with differences of opinion with the Ministers of a father King'. |