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Letter from William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire to William Cavendish, Marquess...

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CS1/163/17
Title
Letter from William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire to William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
Date
17 June 1747
Description

Concerns: the rumour that Mr Poole is likely to stand in Derby and his meeting in the Virgins Inn; the elections in Derby and Nottingham and Mr Stanhope and Lord Duncannon coming into the town together; the logistics of who should meet whom and where in order to gather support and votes; Sir Harvey Harpur being very ill; requesting Lord Hartington to contact Mr Pelham and also see Jack Simpson; that there will be a poll and Mr W. Turner will be against them; requesting Lord Hartington to get Lord Chesterfield to write to him immediately regarding opposition to Mr Poole. Written from Derby. Signed 'Devonshire'.

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Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
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1 sheet
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Cavendish, William 1698 - 1755 [3rd Duke of Devonshire]

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Letter from William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire to William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington