Record

Document Reference	Pl C 52/174
Title	Draft letter from [W.H.C. Bentinck] 3rd Duke of Portland, Bulstrode, Buckinghamshire to [P. Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke] Lord Lieutenant of Ireland; 21 Aug. 1801. Imperfect and partially indecipherable
Date	21 August 1801
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Writes that Hardwicke knows the reasons why it was felt that Thomond should have the support of government in his application for the vacancy in the Representative Peerage of Ireland; explains why he must argue this case on Thomond's behalf; feels that if Lord Charleville (who has only recently been made a peer) or any other peer were acquainted with the details they would withdraw their pretensions in favour of the Marquess of Thomond; explains, in some detail, why he did not give Hardwicke the full facts of Thomond's case before the decision was made; sincerely apologises for his omission. Originally enclosed with Pl C 52/173 in wrapper Pl C 52/175.
Term	Irish affairs, representative peerage
Condition	Fragile

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA913	Bury; Charles W. (1764-1835); 1st Earl of Charleville	1764-1835
NA35754	O'Bryen; Murrough (1726-1808); 1st Marquess of Thomond; succ. as 5th Earl of Inchiquin in Irish peerage 1777; cr. Marquess of Thomond in Irish peerage 1800; cr. Baron Thomond of Taplow in U.K. peerage 1801	1726-1808
NA905	Bentinck; William H.C. Cavendish- (1738-1809); 3rd Duke of Portland; succ. 1762	1738-1809
NA37889	Yorke; Philip (1757-1834); 3rd Earl of Hardwicke	1757-1834