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Frederick North, 1760 Box 1, Folder 2

Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, usually known as Lord North. Signed "North." Prime Minister 1770-1782. Also, the signature of Lord Lyttelton, Baron of Frankley, signed as "Westcote." A date, May 2, 1760 is on the paper, but not necessarily the date of the document.

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George Canning to Lord John Fitzroy, 1809 Box 1, Folder 48

George Canning, Foreign Office, to Lord John Fitzroy saying he'd received his letter about Sir Arthur Wellesley's victory over the French at Talavera de la Reina (Peninsula Campaign) before the arrival of Lord FitzRoy Somerset with Sir Arthur Wellesley's dispatches. August 15, 1809.

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George Canning to "Sir", 1826 Box 1, Folder 50

George Canning, Downing Street, to "Sir" giving the agenda of the November 14th Parliamentary session: "obtain the sanction for admitting certain kinds of foreign grain for Home Consumption before they would have been by law regularly admissible for that purpose, and to elect a Speaker and complete the other formal proceedings incident to the opening of a New Parliament." "No. 3" is noted at the top of the page. September 7, 1826.

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George Canning to the Prince de Polignac, 1824 Box 1, Folder 49

George Canning, Pavilion, Brighton, to the Prince de Polignac regarding his amazement of the arrest of the daughters of Sir Robert Wilson in Calais as they were leaving France. He asks Prince de Polignac to find out what happened and to "redress it, as far as may be in your power." There is an abstract of the letter from Sir Robert Wilson to George Canning which gives the particulars of the arrest and his assurance that his daughters "had nothing with them but their own private property." January 31, 1824. Jules de Polignac was Prime Minister of France from 8 August 1829 – 29 July 1830.

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George III to Lord Fauconberg, 1789 Box 1, Folder 15

Letter from George III to Lord Fauconberg referring to his "severe and tedious illness." It has prevented him from handling public or private business which is why he hasn't responded to the letter received from Mr. Clarke the Apothecary at Cheltenham. Letter deals with bills from the work at Bayshill house and asks that they be sent to Mr. Gorton at Windsor. Also involves money going to Mr. Clarke to pay workmen. March 10, 1789. Includes book print of "His Most Gracious Majesty George-William-Frederick the Third." In 1788, George III stayed with Lord Fauconberg at Cheltenham for spa treatment for his illness. Later, he paid for 17 more rooms to be added to Bayshill for more guests.

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George II's New Year's Greeting to the Duke of Lorraine, 1728 Box 1, Folder 4

Scope and Contents Letter with heading "Lettre de Nouvelle Annee" from George II to the Duke of Lorraine, dated January 10, 1728. George II writes that he is responding to a New Year's letter from the Duke of Lorraine and wishes him and his family a prosperous New Year. The Salutation is "Mon Frere" and the closing is "Votre bon frere, George R." The letter is written in French and includes 2 black wax seals. Includes a page from a book with a print of George II.

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