| Collection | George III Calendar |
| Reference | GEO/MAIN/409 |
| Record Type | Correspondence |
| Title | Letter from George III to Lord Egmont on the future of the Administration |
| Date | [16] May 1766 |
| Writer | George III, King |
| Egmont, 2nd Earl of |
| Addressee | Egmont, 2nd Earl of |
| Description | On Lord Hardwick declining office, Lord Rockingham and the Duke of Richmond.
Signed and dated Friday night, 17 minutes past 10pm.
With note by Lord Egmont 'answered Sunday 18 May.' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1 document (1 page) |
| Physical Description | Loose manuscript paper; mounted |
| Access Conditions | Available in surrogate form only |
| Document Image | 
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| Level | Item |
| Publications | Published in J. Fortescue (ed.) "Correspondence of King George III 1760-1783" Vol. 1 (London, 1927-1928), no. 309. With further note in L. B. Namier "Additions and Corrections to Sir John Fortescue's Edition of The Correspondence of King George III (Vol. 1)" (Manchester, 1937) |