Letter from Sir Robert Wilmot to William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire

This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth

Scope and Content

Concerns: a near-verbatim account of the conversation between Wilmot and the Duke of Newcastle, concerning Lord Frederick Cavendish's promotion after Lord Frederick threatened to resign should someone be promoted over him; the threat of impeachment to Lord Mansfield. Written from St James's Street. Signed: "Robt Wilmot".

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