Lord Salisbury writes concerning the postponement of filling the Colonial Office until the letter arrives from Lord Lansdowne. He also writes concerning the publication of Lord Salisbury's offers of office to Lords Lansdowne and Northbrook and a possible leak within either side of the party. Sent from: Hatfield House, Hertfordshire. Letter is marked "private".
Letter from Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury to Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
- Reference
- GB 2495 CS8/2097
- Former Reference
- GB 2495 CS2/340/2097, CS8/340/2097
- Dates of Creation
- 6 January 1887
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
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.
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