George, III, 1738-1820 (King of Great Britain and Ireland)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1738 - 1820
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
File
1 manuscript letter from Gray to ?Brown, 1761-09-24
File
Reference Code: GBR/1058/GRA/3/3/2
Scope and Contents
The letter describes the coronation of George III which Gray attended. The letter is addressed 'Dear Sir', and noted as sent to James Brown by the Thomas Gray Archive.
Dates:
1761-09-24
Series
George III: Monthly bulletin on his health, signed by Henry Halford, M. Baillie, J. Willis, R. Willis, 30 May 1812
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8856/222
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Dates:
30 May 1812
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
Letter from William Pitt to William Wilberforce, 1792-08-08 - 1817-04-08
Item
Reference Code: GBR/1058/PIT/1/3
Scope and Contents
1 manuscript letter signed from Pitt to Wilberforce and Wilberforce's note on the context of the letter in the space at the top of the first side. Pitt's letter begins by apologising for not being able to accept Wilberforce's invitation and goes on to say the King has written to ask him to accept the Lord Wardenship of the Cinque Ports upon the death of the Earl of Guildford and Pitt notes he intends to accept the offer [Pitt went on to hold the Wardenship until his death in 1806]....
Dates:
1792-08-08 - 1817-04-08
Fonds
Spencer Perceval: Correspondence
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8713
Scope and Contents
The papers provide a most useful insight into the working of both administrations, comprising as they do some of Perceval's most intimate political correspondence both as chancellor of the exchequer under Portland (1807-9) and subsequently as prime minister (1809-12). All the major events of the day are considered, including the scandals surrounding the princess of Wales and the duke of York, the ill-fated military expedition to Walcheren in 1809, George III's recurring mental illness, and...
Dates:
1806-1906 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
William Pitt : correspondence
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6958-6959
Dates:
1773-1805 (Copies of originals made circa 1850)
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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- Archives and MSS Dept. (GBR/0012) 3
- Type
- Archival Object 3
- Collection 2
- Subject
- Politics 2
- France 1
- Mental diseases 1
- Mental health 1
- Monarchy 1
- Napoleonic wars (1800-1815) 1
- Politicians 1
- Politics and government 1
- Prime ministers 1
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