Janus: Letters of George III and Philip Yorke, third earl of Hardwicke

Manuscripts contains:
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MS Add.7194.I	Correspondence concerning the deposit of the diary of John Bois [Boys] at Cambridge University Library
MS Add.7194.II	Lord Cardigan's sketch of the charge of the Light Brigade
MS Add.7194.III	Ode by Henry Francis Cary
MS Add.7194.IV	E[dward Ernest] Foxwell: list of books concerning Japan and the Far East
MS Add.7194.IX	Greek bifolium
MS Add.7194.V	Letters of George III and Philip Yorke, third earl of Hardwicke
MS Add.7194.VI	Jacobite verses
MS Add.7194.VII	Papers collected by the Stewart family
MS Add.7194.VIII	Cambridge University Library Tennis Club: Minute book
MS Add.7194.X	Polish grammar
MS Add.7194.XI	Italian letters
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Letters of George III and Philip Yorke, third earl of Hardwicke

Title	Letters of George III and Philip Yorke, third earl of Hardwicke
Reference	GBR/0012/MS Add.7194.V
Covering Dates	27 Apr. 1765–25 June 1797
Repository	Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives

Content and context

Correspondence from George III includes congratulations on births and condolences on deaths. Correspondence of Philip Yorke concerns the militia.

Presented by Sir Gilfrid Gordon Craig, 6 May 1949

Access and Use

Please cite as Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, Letters of George III and Philip Yorke, third earl of Hardwicke, MS Add.7194.V

Index Terms

Militia

George III (1738-1820) King of Great Britain and Ireland

Yorke, Philip (1757-1834) 3rd earl of Hardwicke, politician

Manuscripts/MS Add.7194.V contains:

From George III to the king of Sardinia [Carlo Emanuele III], Court of St James. Congratulating him on the birth of a grandson. Copy, docketed: 'Sent to Count de la Marmora with a copy, the 29th April 1765.'.

27 Apr. 1765

From George III to the Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt [Ludwig IX], Court of St James. Congratulations on the birth of a granddaughter. Draft, with amendments for a second letter to the Margrave of Baden Durlach [Karl Friedrich] on the same subject.

23 Feb. 1779–2 Mar. 1779

From George III to the Elector Palatine [and duke of Bavaria, Karl Theodor], Court of St James. Condolences on the death of the Count Palatine of 'Birlenfeldt', copy.
Torn in two along original fold.

21 Mar. 1780

From George III to the duke of Brunswick [Charles William Ferdinand], Court of St James. Condolences on the death of the duke's father, copy.
Torn along original folds.

11 Apr. 1780

From George III to the University of Cambridge, [Court]. Reply to a university address [congratulating him on his recovery from madness]. Draft, with corrections in the king's hand.

Mar. 1789

From George III to the Holy Roman Emperor [Joseph II], [Court]. Condolences on the death of the emperor's sister, the archduchess Maria-Anne, copy.
Water staining.

From George III to the king of Naples [Ferdinand IV], [Court]. Congratulations on the marriages of three of the king's children, copy, ends: 'etc. from Spanish Book p. 290'. Docketed: 'entered'.

24 Sep. 1790

From George III to the emperor and princes of Germany, Court of St James. Political and military plans. Sign manual, and endorsed 'Grenville' [William Wyndham Grenville, Lord Grenville, Foreign Secretary]. Due to an error in drafting, these letters V/8-10 were apparently replaced by new copies.

Dec. 1793

Another copy of V/8.

Another copy of V/8. Docketed: 'not used'.

From [Philip Yorke, third] earl of Hardwicke to an unidentified party, Danbury Camp. Thanking him for news of the 'extraordinary Revolution in Paris' [downfall of Robespierre]; court proceedings pending against Mr Tolver's son, who declines to settle his accounts as paymaster.

17 Aug. 1794

From [Philip Yorke, third] earl of Hardwicke to an unidentified party, Danbury Camp. Is insistent that Captain Tolver meets his successor as paymaster, Captain Wale, to answer for irregularities; threatens further action against Tolver; encloses the original regimental report. Signed, with an autograph postscript.

14 Sep. 1794

From George, prince of Wales, to the governments of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburg, Carlton House. Acknowledging their several congratulations on his marriage. Draft with corrections.

July 1795

From Matthew Lewis to [Philip Yorke, third] earl of Hardwicke, War Office. The [Cambridgeshire] Regiment of Militia is ordered to continue in its temporary quarters until the Norfolk and Norwich elections are over, copy.

25 May 1796

From [William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, third] duke of Portland to [Philip Yorke, third] earl of Hardwicke, Whitehall. The king 'does not disapprove' of the earl's recommendations for commissions in the Cambridgeshire Regiment of Militia, and further allows him to accept an officer's resignation on the grounds of ill health; the king also approves Hardwicke's recommendations for deputy lieutenants in Cambridgeshire: the proper instruments may be collected from Portland's office, copy.

29 Aug. 1796

From [William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, third] duke of Portland to [Philip Yorke, third] earl of Hardwicke, Whitehall. The king 'does not disapprove' of Hardwicke's recommendation that Joseph Dixon be commissioned captain in the Cambridgeshire Regiment of Militia, copy.

17 Nov. 1796

From [Philip Yorke, third] of Hardwicke to an unidentified official, Wimpole. Is upset by a recent letter from the duke of Portland; has at no time attempted to evade the terms of the recent militia act; desires a pattern of the clothing intended for the Supplementary Militia.

27 Nov. 1796

From [William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, third] duke of Portland to [Philip Yorke, third] earl of Hardwicke as lord lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, Whitehall. Circular informing Hardwicke that the generals commanding each district have been instructed to release militia officers at the lieutenants' request with a view to training the new Supplementary Militia, copy.

28 Dec. 1796

From [William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, third] duke of Portland to [Philip Yorke, third] earl of Hardwicke as lord lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, Whitehall. Circular detailing arrangements for supplying and paying paymasters, surgeons, and agents for the Supplementary Militia; urges lieutenants to appoint as agents those experienced persons already acting acting in this capacity on behalf of the main county Militias, copy.

3 Jan. 1797

From [William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, third] duke of Portland to [Philip Yorke, third] earl of Hardwicke, Whitehall. The king has approved further appointments to the Militia and Supplementary Militia, and to deputy lieutenantships, copy.

8 Feb. 1797

From [Philip Yorke, third] earl of Hardwicke to 'Mr Windham', Norman Cross Barracks. Re the Cambridgeshire Militia accounts kept by Captain Tolver, and others; arrangements for clothing of his regiment; commissions for the Cambridge Volunteers and Cambridgeshire Yeomanry; his prayers for peace with France exceed any expectation, 'for the system of conquest and plunder has been carried so far of late, that I question whether the Directory will treat with much sincerity, or upon such terms as can be acceded to by this country'. Endorsed: 'Ansd 1 July G A'.

25 June 1797