Letter from Lord Frederick Cavendish to William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire

This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth

  • Reference
    • GB 2495 CS4/1160
  • Former Reference
    • GB 2495 CS1/397.79
  • Dates of Creation
    • 21 August 1759
  • Physical Description
    • 1 sheet

Scope and Content

Concerns his next command to come from the King and accepting it if it does but it not being his preference; troops being sent to Senegal; Lord George Sackville's father being mobbed and his own narrative of events being handed about; Lord Frederick's intention to get a copy of Lord George's narrative; social gossip about Lod Tyrawly accusing someone of being "a scoundrel, a coward and a buggerer". Signed: "F Cavendish".

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright held by Chatsworth House Trust.