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Collection	Correspondence of William IV
Reference	GEO/MAIN/44789-44791
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Prince William to George, Prince of Wales
Date	4 July 1787
Writer	William, Prince (1765-1837)
Addressee	George, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)
Description	Describing how the heat of Jamaica is causing him a skin rash which prevents him sleeping. The situation worsened while at sea and the surgeon [Fidge] gave him some antimonial medicines which made him feel better. Prince William is giving all the details of the illness to convince his brother of the inopportunity for him to go back to the West Indies.
Place Of Writing	Halifax
Language	English
Extent	1 document (5 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
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Level	Item
Credit	All rights reserved
Publications	Published in "Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales 1770-1812",I, edited by A Aspinall; no 247, pp. 317-318 [cut].

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