Concerns the 4th Duke's horses; local militia lists and concern about possible disorder at Winster; a disagreement with Mr Knowlton about "the intended New Garden in the Orchard" at Chatsworth; his disapproval of the plan for the stoves and grape walls in two places a mile apart in a place where the soil is bad for grapes and with a gardener's house in the rookery. Written from Chatsworth. Signed: "Alexr Barker".
Letter from Alexander Barker to William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
- Reference
- GB 2495 CS4/1217
- Former Reference
- GB 2495 CS1/327.8
- Dates of Creation
- 16 April 1760
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 1 sheet
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Copyright held by Chatsworth House Trust.