Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill to Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire

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Lord Churchill writes concerning the invitation to contest the seat of Central Bradford in the General Election. He writes that the Liberal Unionist Association have sent a communication to Lord Lorne asking if it is his intention to contest the seat. He further writes that he was informed by Mr Milthorpe that "everything would go off satisfactorily with respect to my candidature". He also writes that the Liberal Unionist Party have made a request that he "would use his best influence with the leaders of the Liberal Unionist Party" to obtain a strong candidate for the "Shirley Division" as Mr Byles is "most unpopular". Sent from: 50 Grosvenor Square, London.

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Arranged in accordance with ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition, Ottawa 2000 and The Devonshire Collection Cataloguing Guidelines.

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