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Collection	George IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
Reference	GEO/MAIN/38777-38780
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from the Duke of Portland to George, Prince of Wales on the Prince's letter regarding his intention to support the Administration
Date	21 January 1793
Writer	Portland, 3rd Duke of
Addressee	George, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)
Description	The Duke praises the Prince's motives, but regarding his own actions states that 'I cannot place an implicit confidence in the persons who compose his Majesty's present Administration'. He discusses the similarities and differences between his opinions and those of [Charles James Fox], concerning France, and affirms Fox's confidence in the good sense of the people of England & in their attachment to the Constitution'. Written Monday morn. Signed.
Place Of Writing	Bulstrode
Language	English
Extent	1 document (4 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript papers; mounted
Related Material	This is the reply to the letter from George, Prince of Wales to the Duke of Portland, GEO/MAIN/38774-38775.
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Publications	Published in A. Aspinall "The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales 1770-1812" (London, 1964) Vol. 2; no 720, p. 331
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