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Collection	William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
Reference	GEO/MAIN/54344-54345
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from William Henry [Duke of Gloucester] to George III regarding provision for [Maria] Duchess of Gloucester and their children [Prince William Frederick, Princess Sophia Matilda, and Princess Caroline]
Date	27 January 1775
Writer	William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1743-1805)
Addressee	George III, King
Description	William mentions his poor health and begs the King to view his 'unparrelled' position with goodness and forgiveness. He requests that as [Henry] Duke of Cumberland and himself are the sole members of the Royal Family who did not notify parliament [of their marriages], and as the Royal Marriages Act will prevent this from happening again, that their acts be excused as they are being 'punished for an act which the laws of God have not made, & the laws of the land had not made criminal'.
Place Of Writing	Gloucester House
Language	English
Extent	1 document (4 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted
Related Material	For the Duke's earlier applications for provision for his family from Lord North and Lord Rochford, see GEO/MAIN/54342-54343
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