Major-Gen. Haldimand is arrived, and seems thoroughly acqua… - George III of Great Britain

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Major-Gen. Haldimand is arrived, and seems thoroughly acquainted with the sentiments of the Americans. I desire you will, if possible, see him. He says nothing but force can bring them to reason, and ownes that, till they have suffered for their conduct, that it would be dangerous to give ear to any propositions they might transmit; but, if I am rightly informed, they do not seem inclined to put on even the appearance of wishing in the least to recede from doctrines, that it would be better totally to abandon them than to admit a single shaddow [sic] of them to be admitted.

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George III (George William Frederick) (June 4, 1738 – January 29, 1820) was King of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. He was concurrently Duke and prince-elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ("Hanover") in the Holy Roman Empire until his promotion to King of Hanover on 12 October 1814. He is known for serving as King during in the American Revolutionary War, and later during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

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Alternative Names: George III of the United Kingdom • George William Frederick • George William Frederick Hanover • George Hanover • King George III • Georg Wilhelm Friedrich • George III, King of Great Britain • Farmer George • George III, Elector and King of Hanover • Prince George William Frederick • Prince George, Duke of Edinburgh • Prince George William Frederick, Duke of Edinburgh • George, Prince of Wales • Prince George of Great Britain • Prince George William Frederick of Great Britain • Koning van Groot-Britannië en Hannover George III Willem Frederik

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Major-Gen. Haldimand is arrived, and seems thoroughly acquainted with the sentiments of the Americans. I desire you will, if possible, see him. He sa… - George III of Great Britain

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