Letter from Lord John Cavendish to Lord Frederick Cavendish

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Scope and Content

Concerns: the ongoing negotiation for forming a new Administration; sending Lord Frederick's horse over; the plan to go to Chatsworth for a month with the family once the Administration is settle; his gambling habit leaving him poor; the presentation of Lady Berkley at court; gossip about Lord Coventry being ill due to worrying about his lady's "gallantries"; London being empty; the various proposed postholders for the new Administration. Signed: "J Cavendish". Addressed to Lord Fred Cavendish.

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