Copy letter from Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle to John Manners, Marquess of Granby

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Concerns an account of the 4th Duke's absence from Council and reasoning (according to Newcastle) and then the King's refusal to see the 4th Duke; the 4th Duke's handing back his key and staff and urging Lord Bessborough and Lord George to resign their employment too. Written from Newcastle House. Original signed: "Holles Newcastle".

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