SCC writes to his father that the colonel has gone away and he may visit Chatsworth. He reports that the place [he is in] is filthy and colder than the arctic and antarctic regions put together. He writes that there are "at least ten new drills to teach the men and nobody to teach them." He reports that Chesterfield is full of drunken people. Sent from: Chesterfield, date stamped 29 May.
Letter from Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington to William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire
This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
- Reference
- GB 2495 CS8/157
- Former Reference
- GB 2495 CS2/340/157, CS8/340/157
- Dates of Creation
- 29 May 1860
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 1 sheet
Scope and Content
Arrangement
Arranged in accordance with ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition, Ottawa 2000 and The Devonshire Collection Cataloguing Guidelines.
Access Information
Copyright held by Chatsworth House Trust.