Letter from John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer to Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire

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Lord Spencer writes concerning the unveiling of Thorneycroft's statue of Gladstone in the "new part of the Strand". He writes giving the details of the ceremony including the placing of a tent and the speech making. He also writes to ask whether he can be of any use to the Duchess [of Devonshire] in "ordering roses". He further writes concerning India. Sent from: Bad Nauheim

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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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