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

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Spencer writes to SCC regarding Sir George Otto Trevelyan. He writes that he is concerned for him and wishes SCC to discuss the matter with William Ewart Gladstone who is not taking the matter seriously. He writes that Trevelyan has lost his nerve and is worse during the Irish debated in the House of Commons. Sent from: Althorp, date stamped, 31 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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