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ii. 94; letters to Lord Shelburne on the Establishment Bill, ii. 105, 108; letter to Lord Shelburne concerning Mr. Oswald, ii. 131; letter to Lord Shelburne on Thomas Grenville's negotiations, ii. 146; letter to Lord Shelburne on the peace negotiations, ii. 149; proposes Lord Shelburne for the head of the Administration, ii. 151; on Rayneval, the French Envoy, ii. 176; on the severance of the colonies from England, ii. 203, 209; on the reform of the Civil List and the reduction of the National Debt, ii. 210; letter to Lord Shelburne on William Pitt's (the younger) speech on the treaty with the American colonies, ii. 211; on the proposed cession of Gibraltar, ii. 213; letters to Lord Shelburne on the cessions to France and Spain, ii. 213, 214; letter to Lord Shelburne on the proposed coalition, ii. 233; Lord Shelburne on, ii. 248; letter to Lord Shelburne on the division on the address on the Peace, ii. 251; letter to Lord Shelburne on the coalition ministry, ii. 262; sends for Lord Shelburne, ii. 384; illness of, ii. 425; his recovery, ii. 428
Georgia, i. 179, 184
Gérard, M., the French diplomatist, ii. 116; and the American Congress, ii. 116
Germain, Lady Betty, i. 236
Germaine, Lord George. See Lord George Sackville
German war, i. 102, 105; the vote of credit on account of, i. 107
Germantown, the battle of, ii. 7
Ghost story of Mr. William Petty, ii. 330
Gibbon's Roman Empire on Clergy and Laity, ii. 348
Gibraltar, anecdote of the Governor of, i. 444; the proposed cession of, ii. 179, 188, 197, 208, 213; Viscount Keppel's plan for relieving, ii. 189; the great victory at, ii. 191
Gilbert, Dr., afterwards Archbishop of York, i. 15
Gillray's caricatures of Lord Shelburne, ii. 199, 384, 418
Gladstone, W. E., on Ireland, i. 339
Gloucester, Duke of, his marriage with the Dowager Countess of Waldegrave, i. 443
Glyn, Serjeant, i. 219, 420, 421, 463
Goertz, Count, ii. 113
Goldsmith, Oliver, i. 218; and Lord Shelburne, i. 463
Gordon, Lord George, Riots, ii. 57, 61
Gordon, Lord William, his elopement with Lady Sarah Bunbury, i. 398
Government, forms of, Lord Shelburne on, ii. 353
Gower, Lord, i. 142, 171; Lord Shelburne's letter to, concerning the change of the ministry, i. 200; his reply thereto, i. 201; and the Act of Toleration, i. 441; becomes Privy Seal, ii. 294
Grafton, Duke of, interview with Lord Shelburne on dividing the Secretaryship of State, i. 327; and Lord Shelburne, i. 367; scheme for assisting Corsica, i. 375; his designs for expelling Lord Shelburne from the cabinet, i. 385; resignation of, i. 407; resigns the Privy Seal, i. 481; joins the Opposition, i. 481; alliance with Lord Shelburne, i. 482; is asked to take office, ii. 30; Privy Seal, ii. 90; determines to resign the Privy Seal, ii. 233; resigns, ii. 245
Granby, Lord, i. 82, 83, 162; death of, i. 417
Grantham, Lord, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, ii. 155; and Lord Shelburne's negotiations with Rayneval, ii. 177; pension granted to, ii. 263
Granville, Lord. See Lord Carteret
Grattan, Henry, his amendment to the Address on the state of Ireland, ii. 43; motion for the legislative independence of Ireland, ii. 93, 94, 95, 103
Gregory, Dr., Dean of Christ Church, i. 15
Grenada, the Island of, i. 183
Grenville, George, i. 54, 100; the vote of credit in 1762, i. 107; resigns his office of Secretary of State, i. 120; Mr. Fox's opinion of, i. 143; becomes Prime Minister, i. 167; letter to the Earl of Bute regarding Lord Shelburne, i. 169; and George III., i. 199; his proposals for taxing America, i. 221
Grenville, Thomas, ii. 124, 130; arrives in Paris, ii. 130; interview with Franklin and Vergennes, ii. 130; letter to Charles Fox thereon, ii. 131; powers given to, to negotiate for peace, ii. 131; his negotiations, ii. 137; his interview with Oswald, ii. 141; his letter to Charles Fox thereon, ii. 141; Fox's reply, ii. 142; letter to Charles Fox on Lord Shelburne, ii. 144; receives amended copy of his full powers, ii. 145; interview with Franklin, ii. 145; letter to Charles Fox thereon, ii. 146; resigns his post, ii. 167
Grenville, William (afterwards Lord Grenville), secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, ii. 155; becomes Foreign Minister, ii. 372; on the war with France, ii. 423