Letter from Mary Blount, Duchess of Norfolk to William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire

This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth

  • Reference
    • GB 2495 CS1/287.0
  • Dates of Creation
    • 16 May 1741
  • Physical Description
    • 1 sheet

Scope and Content

The author writes concerning a man who is in Dublin jail for enlisting men for foreign service, accused by Oliver Nugent, a muderer according to a certificate from the deputy clerk of the Crown. She requests a pardon or the Duke's protection for the man Mr Delamar. Written from Worksop. Signed "M. Norfolk".

Administrative / Biographical History

Blount, Mary 1702 - 1773 [m.(1727) Edward, Duke of Norfolk]