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Collection	George IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
Reference	GEO/MAIN/38204-38205
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Lord Rawdon to George, Prince of Wales regarding George III's answer [relating to the settlement of the Prince's debts] and the Duke of York's distress at the matter, and support of the Prince
Date	7 October [?1787]
Writer	Rawdon, 1st Baron
Addressee	George, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)
Description	Lord Rawdon writes that Lord Thurlow had shown him George III's answer, and suggested Rawdon write immediately to the Prince and wait on him. Rawdon also discussed the answer with the Duke of York who 'entreats that you will not make any final arrangements till he shall have conversed with you'. Rawdon advises that the Prince's 'firmness & magnanimity' in this matter will yield more advantage than a 'more gracious determination on the part of the King'. Signed.
Place Of Writing	Newmarket
Language	English
Extent	1 document (2 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript papers; mounted
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
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Publications	Published in A. Aspinall "The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales 1770-1812" (London, 1963) Vol. 1; no 253

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