[189] Correspondence of George III with Lord North.
[190] Wraxall: Historical Memoirs of My Own Times.
[191] Lecky: History of England.
[192] In November, 1779, Lord Gower resigned his office on the ground that the war "must end in ruin to his Majesty and the country"; and North, after informing the King that he had endeavoured to dissuade his colleague from leaving the ministry, added: "In the argument Lord North had certainly one disadvantage, which is that he holds in his heart, and has held for three years past, the same opinion with Lord Gower."
[193] Duke of Grafton: Autobiography.
[194] George Selwyn: His Life and Letters.
[195] Letter of John Adams to John Jay, American Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, June 9, 1783.
[196] Afterwards Earl of Sandwich.
[197] Wraxall: Historical Memoirs of My Own Times.
[198] Nicholls: Recollections and Reflections.