CollectionGeorge IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
ReferenceGEO/MAIN/39397-39400
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetter from Thomas Tyrwhitt to George, Prince of Wales, on actions against the libellous newspaper publications
Date[10 August 1797]
WriterPortland, 3rd Duke of
AddresseeGeorge, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)
DescriptionTyrwhitt writes that he will secure proof of publishing, and that the Duke was confident of a [guilty] verdict, which would 'silence all such kind of writers in future'.
Written Thursday evening, at 7 o'clock.

Encloses (GEO/MAIN/39399-39400) letter from the Duke of Portland to George, Prince of Wales, on bringing legal action against the authors and publishers of the 'treasonable libel'.
Place Of WritingCarlton House
LanguageEnglish
Extent2 documents (4 pages)
Physical DescriptionLoose manuscript papers; mounted
Related MaterialSee draft letter from George, Prince of Wales, to the Duke of Portland, GEO/MAIN/39393-39394.
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PublicationsPublished in A. Aspinall "The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales 1770-1812" (London, 1965) Vol. 3; no 1281, 1282
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