CollectionGeorge IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
ReferenceGEO/MAIN/38051-38052
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetter from Gerard Lake to George, Prince of Wales, regarding the Prince's personal relationships
Date23 January 1781
WriterLake, Gerard, Lieutenant-Colonel
AddresseeGeorge, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)
DescriptionLake warns the Prince of those 'who, to gain your favor, will acquiesce & encourage you in doing things that they themselves would perhaps be the first to condemn', and warns him of people seeking to use him for their own advantage. He encourages the Prince to be on good terms with his family, and advises him to 'not write any more letters to a certain sort of ladies', and mentions a set of regulations he has prepared which he hopes the Prince will enforce.
Signed.
Place Of Writing[Portsmouth]
LanguageEnglish
Extent1 document (2 pages)
Physical DescriptionLoose manuscript papers; mounted
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PublicationsPublished in A. Aspinall "The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales 1770-1812" (London, 1963) Vol. 1; no 35
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