Letter from Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle to William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire

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Concerns discussions with Pitt; political affairs; points of priviledge relating to the libel case [of Wilkes]; fighting against Westminster Hall; his ill-treatment from Lord Bute; Duke of Richmond's post as Lord Lieutenant of Sussex. Written from Claremont. Signed: "Holles Newcastle".

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