Letter from Sir William Fitzherbert to William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire

This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth

  • Reference
    • GB 2495 CS4/349
  • Former Reference
    • GB 2495 CS1/389.3
  • Dates of Creation
    • 20 September 1756
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 1 sheet

Scope and Content

Concerns: treatment of rioters - arguments for leniency given that their cause against the fraudulent millers was a fair one though their actions were condemned and their intentions to use the French stones again with caution. Written from Tissington. Signed: "Wm Fitzherbert".

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