CollectionGeorge IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
ReferenceGEO/MAIN/39119-39122
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetter from Captain Payne to George, Prince of Wales, on returning the Prince's papers, including a parcel of letters from Mrs [Anna Maria] Crouch
Date1 February 1796
WriterPayne, John Willett, Captain
AddresseeGeorge, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)
DescriptionPayne writes that he has been withdrawing the Prince's papers from where they had been 'indiscriminately mix'd' with other papers. He states that 'every paper that I have found, as far as my search has extended, I have put into a box, which contains all the correspondence from the King, her Majesty's leters, together with sundry letters from the Royal Family'. He refers to the letters he has 'particulariz'd' that will be sent to Carlton House.
A parcel of letters from Mrs Crouch was kept by Payne 'only to repel some threats that were formerly made of publication', which no longer needs to be kept as 'she is now satisfied in her demand'. Payne affirms that no copy has been taken of the Prince's documents while in his custody.
Endorsed [by Payne] 'On retiring from His Royal Highness's service, & delivering up papers'.
Signed.
Place Of WritingBrampton
LanguageEnglish
Extent1 document (4 pages)
Physical DescriptionLoose manuscript papers; mounted
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PublicationsPublished in A. Aspinall "The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales 1770-1812" (London, 1965) Vol. 3; no 1074
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