CollectionGeorge IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
ReferenceGEO/MAIN/38704-38708
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetter from Sir John Macpherson to Colonel [John] MacMahon regarding George, Prince of Wales, and George III, and the need for 'reconciliation'; and enclosing copies of letters relating to foreign affairs sent by Macpherson to George, Prince of Wales
Date[?c.May-June 1792]
WriterMacpherson, John, Sir, 1st Baronet
AddresseeMcMahon, John, Colonel
George, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)
DescriptionMacpherson refers to the 'Regency Illness' and relations between the King and George, Prince of Wales. He suggests that Mr [Henry] Addington becoming minister would benefit the Prince. A hole [?cut out] distorts part of the text.
Encloses:
(GEO/MAIN/38705-38706) copy of a letter from Sir John Macpherson to George, Prince of Wales, 12 May 1791, Florence. Refers to the 'union between Vienna and Berlin'.
(GEO/MAIN/38706-38707) copy of a letter from Sir John Macpherson to George, Prince of Wales,, 5 January 1792, Genoa. Suggests that 'inaction [regarding French politics] may no longer be policy'.
(GEO/MAIN/38708) extract of a letter from Sir John Macpherson to George, Prince of Wales, 5 May 1792, Genoa. Refers to Macpherson explaining the Prince's filial affection for George III, and that 'the dutiful affection of the son was not incompatible with differences of opinion with the Ministers of a father King'.
Place Of WritingFlorence
Genoa
LanguageEnglish
Extent3 documents (6 pages)
Physical DescriptionLoose manuscript papers; mounted; seal
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PublicationsPublished in A. Aspinall "The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales 1770-1812" (London, 1964) Vol. 2; no 585, 644, 666 [Enclosures only]
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