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

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Lord Spencer writes concerning the Irish Question and the "hopelessness of the alternative to a "big measure". He writes concerning two points 1) the security of the landowners and 2) that he should resolutely refuse to "move in the direction of a big measure unles the Parnellite party accept the proposal". Sent from: Althorp, Northampton.

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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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