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Collection	George IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
Reference	GEO/MAIN/39443-39446
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from George, Prince of Wales, to George III on his wish to undertake active military service
Date	25 February 1798
Writer	George, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)
Addressee	George III, King
Description	Given the current crisis, the Prince states that 'death would be preferable to being mark'd as the only man that was not suffer'd to come forth on such an occasion'. He states that due to the King's many surviving children, his service would not be a threat to the succession, and that George III in his place would also have wished to serve. Includes (GEO/MAIN/39443-39444) notes for the letter, with frequent annotations.
Language	English
Extent	2 documents (4 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript papers; mounted
Related Material	Colonel McMahon refers to the preparation of this letter in GEO/MAIN/39450-39451. This letter was sent to the King on 25 April 1798, see GEO/MAIN/39477-39485.
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Publications	Published in A. Aspinall "The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales 1770-1812" (London, 1965) Vol. 3; no 1347
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