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

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Concerns a report of Admiral Rodney's landing at Martinico [Martinique]: "...the agreeable news of His [Rodney] having landed on the 16th 14,000 effective regular troops and 1,500 blacks at Martinico without any loss". Written from Newcastle House. Unsigned.

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