Letter from Richard Newcome, Bishop of Landaff to William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire

This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth

Scope and Content

Concerns: the sermon he sent; his hope to see the 4th Duke at Whitchurch; his travel plans; House of Lords rejecting a settlement for Lord Irwin's nephew who wishes to marry Miss Shepherd; Hanovarian troops; Paddington Road affair in the House of Lords; the Duchess of Devonshire's new residence and the Dean of Winchester taking up residence; Duke of Grafton; unfilled bishoprics and possible solutions; and family news. Written from Yorke Street. Signed : "R.L".

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