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Collection	Correspondence of Foreign Royal Families
Reference	GEO/MAIN/51873-51874
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from William V, Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of the Netherlands, to George III saying that the Scottish regiments in the Dutch service may be able to be released in return for certain guarantees
Date	25 December 1775
Writer	Orange, William V, Prince of (1748-1806); Stadtholder of the Netherlands
Addressee	George III, King
Description	The Prince writes in response to a letter from George III of 14 November, to report that most of the provinces have agreed to the release of the Scottish regiments in Dutch service to serve with the British army during the American rebellion, provided that they are not sent out of Europe, and he is confident that the States General will authorize their release if George III will give an assurance that they will be able to recruit in Scotland once they return to the Dutch service, and that during their absence they will be replaced by an equal number of men from George III's Hanoverian troops or his other forces.
Place Of Writing	The Hague
Language	French
Extent	1 document (3 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper, mounted
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
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