Letter from John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer to Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington

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Spencer writes to SCC regarding the death of SCC's brother, Lord Frederick Cavendish in the Phoenix Park Murders. He reports that Thomas Henry Burke had been the intended target and SCC's brother was also murdered due to his proximity to Burke on the day. Sent from: Vice Regal Lodge, Dublin, date stamped, 9 July.

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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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