CollectionGeorge IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
ReferenceGEO/MAIN/39450-39451
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetter from Colonel McMahon to George, Prince of Wales, on the publication of an Address; a letter to the King regarding the Prince taking active service; and other news
Date28 February 1798
WriterMcMahon, John, Colonel
AddresseeGeorge, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)
DescriptionMcMahon writes that he has made an intimation to the Delegates from the 1st Regiment of the W. York, and that the Address is published in the M[orning] H[erald], the O[racle], and the M[orning] P[ost]. McMahon gives the opinion of Duke of Northumberland and [Richard Brinsley] Sheridan regarding a letter to the King from the Prince on his wish to undertake military service, and gives the suggestion that an undated copy should be kept to be sent to the King 'on the first declaration of alarm'. He provides news of Lord Moira, and that Sheridan plans to bring Irish affairs to the House of Commons. He adds that 'B.D.' [?Henry Bate Dudley] has described the high public opinion of the Prince's actions [following [incorrect] reports of a French Fleet off the coast].
Signed.
Place Of WritingLondon
LanguageEnglish
Extent1 document (2 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 1333
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