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George IV (1762–1830) king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and king of Hanover
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Letter from Thomas Babington Macaulay to Hannah Macaulay
O./18.1/f. A12v · Part · 28 Jun. 1830
Part of Manuscripts in Wren Class O

MS note in hand of G. M. Trevelyan below the letter: 'T. B. M to his sister Hannah. The passage on the third side about their sorrow for G[eorge] IV is, I fear, ironical...'

 Macaulay, Thomas Babington (1800-1859), 1st Baron Macaulay, historian, essayist, and poet
Career of Robert Pemberton Milnes
HOUG/F/A/1 · Item · 6 Jun. 1801-11 Jun. 1831
Part of Papers of Richard Monckton Milnes, Lord Houghton

Album containing material connected with the Milnes familty to 1831: in particular the brief parliamentary career of Houghton's father Robert Pemberton Milnes. Other reports concern national and historic events, such as the deaths of George III and George IV.
Letter from Spencer Perceval to Robert Pemberton Milnes
HOUG/36/62 · Item · 17 Jul. 1811
Part of Papers of Richard Monckton Milnes, Lord Houghton

Downing Street. - Supports Milnes' application for an increase in Pontefract schoomaster's allowance, but hesitates to refer request to the Prince Regent at present as Duchy property represents the King's private estate rather than public revenue; will make recommendation in the event of the King's recovery, or at a later date if the Regency is extended.