Letters from Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield to William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire and William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington

This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth

  • Reference
    • GB 2495 CS1/338
  • Dates of Creation
    • 9 February 1745- [1755]
  • Physical Description
    • 3 items

Scope and Content

The author writes to the 3rd Duke concerning sending his recommendations for the bishoprics of Kildare and "Derry" to the Duke of Newscastle. He also writes concerning another recommendation enacted at Derby.

He writes to Lord Hartington concerning a mistake that has been made to the amount of pension for Gaspar Grevenkop, requesting Lord Hartington to amend the mistake which Mr Pelham has not got around to fixing.

Administrative / Biographical History

Stanhope, Philip Dormer 1694 - 1773 [(1726) 4th Earl of Chesterfield]