Brett writes to SCC regarding Cabinet positions. He reports on the claims of Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Henry James, Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 2nd Baronet, [John] Chamberlain and [George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon]. He reports that he is discussing potential offices with Harcourt at Chatsworth and encloses a list of candidates split into "peers" and "commoners." Sent from: Castle Ashby, Northampton, date stamped, 7 April.
Letter from Reginald Brett to Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
- Reference
- GB 2495 CS8/926
- Former Reference
- GB 2495 CS2/340/926, CS8/340/926
- Dates of Creation
- 7 April 1880
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 3 sheets
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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Copyright held by Chatsworth House Trust.