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

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Concerns a long account of political developments, including Pitt's meeting with Newcastle and the Duke of Cumberland and his [Pitt's] refusal to come into government, and other concerns previously raised including the point of Priviledge in the Wilkes affair. Written from Claremont. Signed: "Holles Newcastle".

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