| Collection | George III Calendar |
| Reference | GEO/MAIN/78 |
| Record Type | Correspondence |
| Title | Letter from Lord Halifax to George III concerning riots by the silk weavers |
| Date | [17 May 1765] |
| Writer | Halifax, 2nd Earl of |
| Addressee | George III, King |
| Description | Reporting on events in and around Parliament concerning demonstrations [by the silk weavers]; and the dispersal of a mob at Bedford House.
Dated Friday evening at Bedford House |
| Place Of Writing | Bedford House |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1 document (2 pages) |
| Physical Description | Loose manuscript paper; mounted |
| Access Conditions | Available in surrogate form only |
| Document Image | 
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| Level | Item |
| Credit | Crown Copyright |
| Publications | Published in J. Fortescue (ed.) "Correspondence of King George III 1760-1783" Vol. 1 (London, 1927-1928), no. 64. With further note in L. B. Namier "Additions and Corrections to Sir John Fortescue's Edition of The Correspondence of King George III (Vol. 1)" (Manchester, 1937) |