Life of Lord Chesterfield; an account of the ancestry, personal character & public services of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield[microform] . a little remarkable thatChesterfields predecessor in the seals, Lord Harrington,had been driven from office in precisely the same what decided him to resign was the discovery thatLord Sandwich, our representative at The Hague, wasactually carrying on a private correspondence with theDuke of Newcastle upon matters exclusively within theprovince of the Foreign Secretary. Chesterfield grimlycomments upon the ducal machinations as follows: The ^ Mahon,
Life of Lord Chesterfield; an account of the ancestry, personal character & public services of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield[microform] . a little remarkable thatChesterfields predecessor in the seals, Lord Harrington,had been driven from office in precisely the same what decided him to resign was the discovery thatLord Sandwich, our representative at The Hague, wasactually carrying on a private correspondence with theDuke of Newcastle upon matters exclusively within theprovince of the Foreign Secretary. Chesterfield grimlycomments upon the ducal machinations as follows: The ^ Mahon, vol. Ill, pp. 305-6. ^ It is unnecessary to do more than allude to a pamphlet, believed to bewritten by Lord Marchmont in conjunction with Lord Chesterfield, entitledAn Apology for a Late Resignation^ which created much sensation at thetime, and, as Walpole tells us, nearly caused Lord Marchmont the loss of hisplace; as Lord Chesterfield assures Dayrolles upon his word and honour thatnot only had he no hand in it directly or indirectly, but that he could noteven guess who the author was. (To Dayrolles, 8 April, 1748. Ernst,P- 345-). I nil lain Hoarc Pinxt. ijjj THE RIGHT HONHLK. HENRY , FIRST LuRIYE TREASURY CHANCELLOR, AND UNDERCHEQUER, Ox\E OF HIS MAJESTYS MOSTAND ONE OF THE LORDS OF J R,\ ha r,l Houston OF TREASURER PRIVYHE REGENCY THE EX-COUNCIL,
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