Letter from Thomas Thynne, 1st Viscount Weymouth to William Savile, 2nd Marquess of Halifax

This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth

  • Reference
    • GB 2495 CS1/92.0
  • Dates of Creation
    • 29 February 1696
  • Physical Description
    • 1 sheet

Scope and Content

The author writes requesting to be excused from parliament should Lord Halifax call up his members (due to the political unrest - "assassinations and invasions") owing to his tendency to be afflicted by [gout] which he has in his hand. Written from Longleat. Signed 'Weymouth'. Addressed to the Lord Marquess of Halifax at Halifax House.

Administrative / Biographical History

Thynne, Thomas c.1640 - 1714