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CollectionGeorge IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
ReferenceGEO/MAIN/39477-39485
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitlePapers relating to a letter from George, Prince of Wales, to George III, on his wish to serve in the Army in the current crisis
Date[25 February-] 25 April 1798
WriterGeorge, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)
AddresseeGeorge III, King
DescriptionGiven the current crisis, the Prince states that 'death would be preferable to being mark'd as the only man that was not suffer'd to come forth on such an occasion'. He states that due to the King's many surviving children, his service would not be a threat to the succession, and that George III in his place would also have wished to serve.
Comprises:
(GEO/MAIN/39477, GEO/MAIN/39478-39479) Drafts by George, Prince of Wales for the letter, containing frequent annotations.
(GEO/MAIN/39480-39481, GEO/MAIN/39484-39485) Two copies of the letter from George, Prince of Wales to the King, sent from Carlton House, 25 April 1798. In an unknown hand.
(GEO/MAIN/39482-39483) Memorandum on George, Prince of Wales' rank in the Army.
Place Of WritingCarlton House
LanguageEnglish
Extent5 documents (9 pages)
Physical DescriptionLoose manuscript papers; mounted
Related MaterialA draft for this letter prepared on 25 February 1798 is GEO/MAIN/39443-39446. Colonel McMahon refers to the preparation of this letter in GEO/MAIN/39450-39451.
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PublicationsPublished in A. Aspinall "The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales 1770-1812" (London, 1965) Vol. 3; no 1347
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