Concerns a detailed account of political developments "by our friend the Marquess"; his audience with the HRH the Duke [of Cumberland] at Windsor; arranging an interview with Mr Pitt and HRH the Duke relating the the peace; letters written to Lord Hardwicke; Lord Kinnoul's resignation; friends and enemies of them; Lord Powis weighing up whether to resign or not; Lord Lincoln and Lord Ashburnham's intentions to resign; Lord Mansfield and the "Westminster clique"; Whig support in town and country; Peace with Spain and HRH the Duke's opinion and his opinion on France receiving all the Islands of the "West Indies" back from Britain in the Peace, including St Lucia; HRH the Duke's opinion on the war in the Continent and restitution for the Peace; Lord Sandwich as Ambassador for Spain; the treatment of the 4th Duke by the court and Newcastle's belief it is to frighten everybody else; his desperation for the 4th Duke to come to town. Written from Claremont. Signed "Holles Newcastle".
Letter from Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle to William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
- Reference
- GB 2495 CS4/1824
- Former Reference
- GB 2495 CS1/182.300
- Dates of Creation
- 16 November 1762
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 10 sheets
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