Letter from Mary Isabella Manners (née Somerset), Duchess of Rutland to William Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire

This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth

  • Reference
    • GB 2495 CS1/684.2
  • Dates of Creation
    • 5 April 1830
  • Physical Description
    • 1 sheet

Scope and Content

The author writes concerning a boy who may be too old for the 6th Duke's 1831 presentation. She also writes of being charmed by the Duke's niece Blanche Cavendish. Written from Belvoir Castle. Signed "Manners". Addressed to the Duke of Devonshire.

Administrative / Biographical History

Somerset, Mary Isabella 1756 - 1831 [m.(1776) Charles (1779) 4th Duke of Rutland]