Concerns his comments on politics and on political writing including: the work of Shebbeare and the author of The Monitor (both Jacobites); the author of the Test; his assertion that he would offer his pen to the 4th Duke but that he ought to be careful about employing political writers; his opinion of William Pitt and the public's view of him; his perspective of the war and Britain's changes of holding on to Gibraltar and American colonies after losing Minorca; his assertion that the internal peace of the Kingdom relies on the Jacobites and Papist here being kept under a watchful eye; his concern of the papist influence on English boarding schools; his opinion about the Militia Bill. Written from Putney. Unsigned.
Letter from [William Guthrie] to William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
- Reference
- GB 2495 CS4/519
- Former Reference
- GB 2495 CS1/492.0
- Dates of Creation
- 20 January 1757
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 1 sheet
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