Concerns: an answer to Newcastle's question about precedents; the Wilkes affair; prospects for a new administration; the Half Moon Club; Lord Lyttelton; Dr Shebbeare; his opinion of Lord Temple and Mr Pitt; the Duke of Bedford; libel cases of Mr Asgill in 1707 and Sir Richard Steele in 1713; the case of Mist in 1720 and other precendents; Paul Whitehead; the Duke of Cumberland; his attendance at court; Mr Legge; Lord Rockingham; an account from Charles and C.J. Pratt. Original written from Grosvenor Square. Signed: "Hardwicke" and "H".
Copy letter from Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke to Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
- Reference
- GB 2495 CS4/1903
- Former Reference
- GB 2495 CS1/253.20
- Dates of Creation
- 8 June 1763
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 5 sheets
Scope and Content
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright held by Chatsworth House Trust.