Concerns: letter to the treasury about the stables; political intrigues surrounding possible new government administration devised by Pitt according to his friend Legge involving the 4th Duke as Lord of the Treasury, Legge as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Pitt as Secretary of State and Lord Temple as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland; Legge's intention to meet with Pitt; the tension between Legge and Pitt. Written from St James's Street. Signed: "Robt Wilmot".
Letter from Sir Robert Wilmot to William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
- Reference
- GB 2495 CS4/384
- Former Reference
- GB 2495 CS1/290.53
- Dates of Creation
- 22 October 1756
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 1 sheet
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