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

This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth

Scope and Content

Concerns: his worry about the 4th Duke's health and a misdiagnosis; Lord Frederick's thoughts, some very personal, on his situation in Germany including woman he is visiting once or twice a week; hunting with his hounds; seeing nuns and gossiping about their promiscuity and virtues; gambling; his servants; Fitzroy; military commissiones. Written from [Bulle]. Signed: "F.C".

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