| Collection | George III Calendar |
| Reference | GEO/MAIN/1119 |
| Record Type | Correspondence |
| Title | Letter from George III to Lord North on 'the affair of the Printers' |
| Date | 21 February 1771 |
| Writer | George III, King |
| Addressee | North, Frederick, Lord |
| Description | 'if You are of opinion that any Alderman will take the unjustifiable part You hinted at Yesterday, why may not the Messenger be made to understand that In summoning them he could not find them; it is necessary that this strange and lawless method of publishing Debates in the Papers should be put a stop to'. With referrence to 'the Duke of Portland's dispute' [Sir William Meredith's Bill to amend the Nullum Tempus Act].
Dated 40 minutes past 8am. |
| Place Of Writing | Queen's House |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1 document (1 page) |
| Physical Description | Loose manuscript paper; mounted |
| Access Conditions | Available in surrogate form only |
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| Level | Item |
| Publications | Published in J. Fortescue (ed.) "Correspondence of King George III 1760-1783" Vol. 2 (London, 1927-1928), no. 913 |