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Collection	Correspondence of William IV
Reference	GEO/MAIN/35856-35983
Record Type	Writings (documents)
Title	Official and other papers of William IV
Date	1830-1839
Description	Collection consists of correspondence between the King and the Government; political papers; claims of royal descent (Princess Olive of Cumberland [Olivia Serres] and Lady Edwardina Flinn); and others.The papers are arranged in chronological order and cover the period between 1 December 1830 and 3 August 1839.
Language	English
Extent	35 documents
Physical Description	Loose manuscript and printed papers; mounted
Admin History	This collection of documents is what has survived the conscious destruction of William IV's official papers following his death in 1837. It was found, together with other papers belonging to George III and other members of the royal family, in Apsley House; all papers were subsequently transferred to the Royal Archives.
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