Letter from Arthur Smyth, Bishop of Down and Connor to William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington

This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth

  • Reference
    • GB 2495 CS1/403.0
  • Dates of Creation
    • 8 April 1755
  • Physical Description
    • 1 sheet

Scope and Content

The author writes congratulating Lord Hartington on his government of Ireland and to assure him the Speaker is on his side and supportive of Lord Hartington's administration. He requests that Lord Hartington let him choose the replacement for the Bishopric of Limerick.

Administrative / Biographical History

Smyth, Arthur [(1753 - 1765) Bishop of Down and Connor]