Draft Letter from Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington to James Anthony Lawson, PC, QC

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Scope and Content

SCC writes to Lawson regarding his charge to the Grand Jury which is against the Irish government. He writes that he is not happy that Lawson's judgement seems to suggest that the local constabulary and magistrates do not need to take responsibility for their actions as this responsibility would fall on the government. The majority of the second page of the letter has been stricken out. The letter is written on Irish Office headed paper. Date stamped, 26 March.

Administrative / Biographical History

James Anthony Lawson is a judge.

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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