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Letter from William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire to William Cavendish, Marquess...
Catalogue reference: CS1/163/52
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- CS1/163/52
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Title (The name of the record)
- Letter from William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire to William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
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Date (When the record was created)
- 20 May 1755
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Description (What the record is about)
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Concerns: carrying on the government with great difficulty but having appeased the opposition with assurance of impartiality; passing on Lord Hartington's letters to the Duke of Newcastle via Lord Grafton; the Duke of Newcastle misplacing a letter; an account of talking to the King about the contents of Lord Hartington's letter; conveying Lord Hartington's message that the government of Ireland should not solely be in the Primate; dining with Lady Bell and Lord Delaware and Lord Edgecombe; news of Lord Euston likely marrying Miss Liddle and Sir James Lowther marrying Lady Betty Spencer. Written from London. Signed 'Devonshire'.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
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- 1 sheet
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Cavendish, William 1698 - 1755 [3rd Duke of Devonshire]
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/72d00650-0bb1-4209-a80e-adaf759975bc/
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CS1/163
Letters and papers of William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire
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This record is held at Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
Within the fonds: CS1
Cavendish Family and Associates: 1st Correspondence Series
Within the series: CS1/163
Letters and papers of William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire
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Letter from William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire to William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington