| Collection | George IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King |
| Reference | GEO/MAIN/39753-39764 |
| Record Type | Correspondence |
| Title | Proceedings of the Prince of Wales Island Committee of Merchants on the gift of a portrait from George, Prince of Wales; and the Lieutenant Governor's objection to the inclusion of non-European Merchants in the Committee |
| Date | 8 - 23 November, 20 December 1801 |
| Writer | Prince of Wales Island Committee |
| Scott, James, President of the Committee |
| Phillips, W E, Secretary to the Lieutenant-Governor |
| Halyburton, Thomas, Secretary of the Committee |
| Wall, Thomas, Captain, [of the Duke of Buccleugh] |
| Addressee | [George, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)] |
| Phillips, W E, Secretary to the Lieutenant-Governor |
| [Leith, George Alexander William, Sir, Lieutenant-Governor of Prince of Wales' Island] |
| Payne, John Willett, Rear-Admiral |
| Macpherson, John, Sir, 1st Baronet |
| Wall, Thomas, Captain, [of the Duke of Buccleuch] |
| Scott, James, President of the Committee |
| Description | Includes copies of the following:
(39753) Letter to W E Phillips, Secretary to the Lieutenant-Governor, from merchants James Scott, Will Lindsay, Thomas Hutton, John Chiene, Thomas Halyburton and John Baird requesting to form a committee to draw up an address to George, Prince of Wales, acknowledging his gift of a portrait to the Island.
(39753) Letter from W E Phillips on the Lieutenant Governor's permission for the formation of the Committee.
(39753-39756) Proceedings of the meetings of the Prince of Wales Island Committee, including the resolution to present two pipes of madeira wine to George, Prince of Wales, and one pipe to Sir John Macpherson, and the opening of a subscription. Names of those responsible for collecting subscriptions are listed, with designated people for the Europeans, Arabs, Poruguese, Armenians, Chinese, Chulians, Buggeesses, Malaya and Persees.
(39756-39757) Letter from the Committee to Admiral Payne, Secretary to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.
(39757-39758) Letter from the Committee to Sir John Macpherson.
(39758) Letter from the Committee to Captain Thomas Wall, Commander of the Duke of Buccleugh [Buccleuch].
(39758-39759) Letter from the Committee to W E Phillips, Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor, on the resolutions of the Committee, and requesting that the Lieutenant Governor forward letters to Admiral Payne and Sir John MacPherson.
(39759) Letter from W E Phillips on the Lieutenant Governor's understanding that the Committee would be consisted of European Merchants only, and his disapproval.
(39759-39760) Letter in response from the Committee that the pipes of madeira wine had already been sent, and their belief that it would be more respectful to George, Prince of Wales, to receive an address signed by the head of 'each class' rather than 'one from a few European Merchants'.
(39761-39762) Letter from Thomas Halyburton, Secretary of the Committee, resigning his position, and enclosing letters from W E Phillips and Captain Thomas Wall to the Committee.
(39762) Letter from James Scott, President of the Committee, to W E Phillips. He states that 'it was thought unbecoming in the Europeans to apply the Epithet Merchants to themselves solely, and Exclude the others'.
(39763-39764) Letter by W E Phillips to James Scott on the Lieutenant Governor's response to his letter, and opinion that the painting was sent to the British inhabitants of the Settlement only.
(39764) Letter by James Scott to W E Phillips.
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| Place Of Writing | Prince of Wales Island |
| George Town |
| Fort Cornwallis |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 19 documents (13 pages) |
| Physical Description | Loose manuscript papers; mounted |
| Related Material | See GEO/MAIN/39765-39769 for further correspondence relating to the Prince of Wales Island Committee. |
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| Level | Item |