'as soon as I received your letter, I sent to Mr Pitts secretary the name of the person whom you recommended with my request that he might be instructed for the excise; & having immediately left London the subject escaped my memory while I was at Gosfield for near a month.', delay not of his making, note mislaid in Pitt's office, 'Be so good then as to let me know the name, the age & the present place of abode of your protege, & if he is within the rules I have no doubt of his appointment'.
A letter showing how a politician with influence could use his patronage to find positions for his friends' proteges. Marquess Buckingham twice became Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He was one of the first to advocate Catholic emancipation, and raised a militia regiment to help in its defence against the French. Gosfield was one his estates in Essex.
'as soon as I received your letter, I sent to Mr Pitts secretary the name of the person whom you recommended with my request that he might be instructed for the excise; & having immediately left London the subject escaped my memory while I was at Gosfield for near a month.', delay not of his making, note mislaid in Pitt's office, 'Be so good then as to let me know the name, the age & the present place of abode of your protege, & if he is within the rules I have no doubt of his appointment'.
A letter showing how a politician with influence could use his patronage to find positions for his friends' proteges. Marquess Buckingham twice became Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He was one of the first to advocate Catholic emancipation, and raised a militia regiment to help in its defence against the French. Gosfield was one his estates in Essex.
| Binding | removed from album, |
| Publication | 1792. |
- Product Code: RGW19842
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