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The Correspondence of King George the Third with Lord North, Volume 1

W. Bodham Donne · 1867

A collection of royal correspondence that may reflect British views of Hutchinson's governorship, though he is not its central subject.

British officials relied on reports from governors like Hutchinson when discussing colonial affairs such as these.

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The Correspondence of King George the Third with Lord North, Volume 1
The Correspondence of King George the Third with Lord North, Vol. 1, ed. W. Bodham Donne, 1867.

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What it is

This is the first volume of a published collection of letters between King George III and Lord North, his prime minister, edited by W. Bodham Donne and published in 1867.

Why it matters

The correspondence reveals how Britain's king and his chief minister discussed and managed the American colonies during a period of rising tension. Thomas Hutchinson, as governor of Massachusetts, sent reports to London that shaped how British leaders like George III and Lord North understood the unrest in the colony, though this volume is not focused on him specifically.

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  • Why would letters between a king and his minister matter for understanding events happening thousands of miles away in Massachusetts?
  • What might official reports from a colonial governor have looked like once they reached London?
  • What is missing from a correspondence like this — whose voices are not included?

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