CollectionGeorge III Calendar
ReferenceGEO/MAIN/1365
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetter from Lord Boston to George III
Date4 August 1772
WriterBoston, 1st Baron
AddresseeGeorge III, King
DescriptionLord Boston reports on his visit to the Bank, accompanied by Mr LeGrand, Mr Watts and two jewellers (Mr Castelfranc and Mr Romilly), in order to appraise the valuable effects (jewels, trinkets and cash bank bills) of the late Princess of Wales. He encloses the jewellers middle priced valuation of the jewels, their opinion on the trinkets and their advice for getting the best price for both. He returns the inventory of the effects to the King.
LanguageEnglish
Extent1 document (2 pages)
Physical DescriptionLoose manuscript paper; mounted
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PublicationsPublished in J. Fortescue (ed.) "Correspondence of King George III 1760-1783" Vol. 2 (London, 1927-1928), no. 1111
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