Letter from Thomas Edwards to William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire

This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth

  • Reference
    • GB 2495 CS4/330
  • Former Reference
    • GB 2495 CS1/454.5
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1 September 1756
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 1 sheet

Scope and Content

Concerns: intelligence reports from a meeting with his "friend"; G. Ly. Suddain's departure to court; the French going into winter quarters and no plan for an invasion of Britain; request for instructions as to what to do next. Written from Bruges. Signed: "Thoms Edwards". Addressed to the Duke of Devonshire in London.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright held by Chatsworth House Trust.

Personal Names

Edwards, Thomas