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Collection	George IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
Reference	GEO/MAIN/38873-38874
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Lord Amherst to George, Prince of Wales, on the Prince's instructions concerning his Regiment's quarters; and the possibility of the Prince's promotion in the Army
Date	9 October 1793
Writer	Amherst, 1st Baron
Addressee	George, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)
Description	Amherst relates his own and the King's opinion that the Prince should not go through the usual ranks from Colonel to General in the same way as other Officers, but should remain first Colonel at the head of a Regiment [to then be promoted to General]. Signed.
Place Of Writing	St. James's Square
Language	English
Extent	1 document (2 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript papers; mounted
Related Material	For George, Prince of Wales's reply to Lord Amherst, see GEO/MAIN/38875-38877.
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Publications	Published in A. Aspinall "The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales 1770-1812" (London, 1964) Vol. 2; no 788
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