| Collection | George III Calendar |
| Reference | GEO/MAIN/726 |
| Record Type | Writings (documents) |
| Title | "Thoughts on Lord Townshend's Proposals" |
| Date | [September 1771] |
| Writer | George III, King |
| Description | Concerning the future of the Board of Customs in Ireland with particular reference to pay: 'the Lord Lieutenants family ought to be provided for by suitable employments that may become vacant, not by Pensions that lessen the Hereditary Revenue; of which English policy must avoid as much as possible the diminution.' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1 document (2 pages) |
| Physical Description | Loose manuscript paper |
| Access Conditions | Available in surrogate form only |
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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. 572. 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) |