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Collection	George IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
Reference	GEO/MAIN/39381-39388
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Lord Moira to Colonel McMahon on the political negotiations for a change of Government led by Moira
Date	15 June 1797
Writer	Moira, 2nd Earl of
Addressee	McMahon, John, Colonel
Description	Moira describes being asked by independent members of Parliament to form a government, excluding the principle 'obnoxious' figures from each side [Charles James Fox and William Pitt]. He states that he would decline forming a government unless the King consented to three conditions: transparency to the nation regarding financial difficulties; a just system of government in Ireland; and an endeavour to secure peace. Signed.
Place Of Writing	Donington
Language	English
Extent	1 document (8 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript papers; mounted
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Publications	Published in A. Aspinall "The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales 1770-1812" (London, 1965) Vol. 3; no 1270 pp 350-354
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