Lord Salisbury writes that the question of Muir's "character and financial position" must be fully examined. He also writes concerning Honours, advising that [Horace] Farquhar will be awarded a peerage, with Theophilus Peel and [Sir Cuthbert] Quilter awarded baronetcies. He finally writes that he has been "obliged" to add Ripley of Bradford for a baronetcy to make Theophilus Peel "endurable to my friends". Sent from: Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Letter is marked "private".
Letter from Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury to Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
- Reference
- GB 2495 CS8/2739
- Former Reference
- GB 2495 CS2/340/2739, CS8/340/2739
- Dates of Creation
- 7 June 1897
- 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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Copyright held by Chatsworth House Trust.