Letter from Henry Fox to William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire

This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth

  • Reference
    • GB 2495 CS4/194
  • Former Reference
    • GB 2495 CS1/330.141
  • Dates of Creation
    • 13 April 1756
  • Physical Description
    • 1 sheet

Scope and Content

Concerns: army augmentations and his attempt to persuade the King of his and the 4th Duke's perspective and scheme with reference to the commission to Lord Chesterfield in 1745; the possible death of Lieutenant General Read; letter from Boscawen; death of Lieutenant General Cornwall; horses pressed form by Lord Rothes; Bankers' bill; expedition from Toulon to Minorca; cancelling Captain Nesbit's commission. Signed: "H Fox".

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