Letters from George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer to Willam Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire

In these letters Lord Spencer writes to his nephew who he addresses "My dear Nephew", concerning: Mr Petrie, Keeper of the Records in the tower [of London] wishing to consult a missal [liturgical text] in the 6th Duke's possession at Chatsworth; his good opinion of the 6th Duke's talk to the House of Lords; the wrong missal being sent owing to Lord Spencer's mistake about the listings in Dibdin's Bibliographical Decameron; confirming it is Bishop Ethalwold's missal that Mr Petrie wishes to consult; a description of the missal, a bound folio manuscript on vellum; his wish that the 6th Duke will be able to attend an election meeting of the Roxburghe Club (CS1/672/5); his approval of the 6th Duke's motion and lodging his proxy with Lord Grey; talking to Mr Petrie about Mr Madden and on Mr Powell's recommendation suggesting him for the museum under the patronage of the Archbishop of Canterbury; his refusal to come to Bolton for the sport owing to his age and reduction in exertion; the honour the King means to bestow upon the 6th Duke (CS1/672/10); arrangments to see his nephew; his application for a chaplaincy for his friend Dr Dibdin; his thanks for a book, thought to be a juvenile production of Inigo Jones; his thanks for securing Dr Dibdin the chaplaincy of the King; his request that the 6th Duke attend to a request of Mr Ellis's [Principal Librarian of the British Museum]; his refusal to visit Chatsworth on account of his gout and rheumatism; his hope that the 6th Duke may be able to stop using his crutches soon; his wish for the 6th Duke to visit Althorp and being able to accomodate him on the ground floor.