Draft or copy of apparently unpublished letter, in secretarial hand, to his son the Prince of Wales (later George IV).

Two pages. Paper dimensions approximately seven and a half inches by twelve. An important and highly dramatic document, relating to the Prince's treatment of his wife Caroline of Brunswick in the period following the birth of their only child Princess Charlotte Augusta, with reference to the tensions caused by the Prince's Whig connections. 'GR' at both head and end of document. Begins 'The Propositions which you have Lately made in your Letters of your Particular Regard to me, are so Contradictory to all your actions, that I cannot suffer my Self to be Imposed on by ym. you know well that you did not Give the Least Intimation to me, or to the Queen that the Princess was with Child, or Breeding, untill within less than a month of the Birth of the young Princess you Removed the Princess twice in a week Immediatly proceed [sic] the Day of her Delivery from the place of my Residence in expectation as you have Voluntarily Declared of her Labour, and on your Return Both times you Industriously Concealed from the Knowledge of me and the Queen, every Circumstance Relating to this Important affair, and you at last without Giving any notice to me or to the Queen Precipitously Harried the Princess from Hampton Court in Condition not to be named; [...] This Extravagant and Undutyfull behaviour, in so Essential a Point, as a Birth of an Heir to my Crown, is such an Evidence of your premeditated <...> of me, [...] your Conduct has for a Considerable time been so Intirely Void of all duty to me, that I have long had Reason to be highly offended with you, [...] untill you Return to your Duty, you shall not Reside in my Palace, which I will not Suffer to be made the Resort of them who under the appearrance [sic] of an Attachment to you, Foment the Divisions which you have made in my Family, and thereby Weaken the Common Interest of the Whole, In this Situation I will Receive no Reply But when your Actions manifest a Just Sence of your Duty and Submission [...] In the mean time its my pleasure that you Leave St James's wth all your Family when it can be done without Prejudice or Inconveniency to the Princess, I shall for the Present leave to the Princess the care of my Grand Daughter till a proper time Call upon me to Consider of her Education'. A frail item in poor condition, on discoloured, spotted paper, with fraying to edges and several closed tears. A hole, approximately one inch by one and a half, has caused loss to around seven words on five lines of text. Remains of attempt at repair with gummed paper on reverse of leaf (not affecting text).