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Collection	Correspondence of William IV
Reference	GEO/MAIN/45112-45113
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from the Duke of Clarence to Colonel John McMahon
Date	1 June 1814
Writer	Clarence and St Andrews, William, Duke of
Addressee	McMahon, John, Colonel
Description	The Duke informs McMahon that Planta [Joseph, Secretary to Viscount Castlereagh] has arrived with the peace in time to embark with Lord Burghesh [General John Fane]. Some Officers [Blacker, Platoff, Schumer] are givingup their beds to accommodate the Sovereigns and their suites. He sent a trader to Deal to buy bedsets. There would be space for accommodating two more Princes, but the Duke thinks that inconvenient as it would mean more work for him. He asks George Rose to explain the situation of affairs to Lord Melville.
Place Of Writing	aboard HMS Impregnable, at Boulogne Roads
Language	English
Extent	1 document (4 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted
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Credit	All rights reserved

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