| Document Reference | Os C 429 |
| Title | Letter from [W.H. Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck], 4th Duke of Portland, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, to J.E. Denison; 23 Aug. 1848 |
| Date | 23 August 1848 |
| Extent | 3 ff |
| Level | Item/file |
| Content Description | Has returned Denison's letters; comments on [Charles] Greville's letter concerning Guizot; states that Government could not expect to put down Irish rebellion 'by the verdicts of juries' and refers to his previous letters where he states he hoped convictions would fail; discusses conduct of Louis Philippe over Spanish marriages; refers to contents of Lord Aberdeen's letter; believes Mr Bulwer had been 'intriguing' on matter in order to gain royal patronage; comments on experiments with bean crop; refers to weather which has delayed Miss Harpham's departure. |
| Term | weather, England |
| agricultural improvements |
| agriculture, crops, beans |
| civil disorder, Irish rebellion 1848 |
| diplomacy, Spanish marriages |
| politics, European |
| patronage, royal |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates of existence |
| NA9772 | Guizot; Francois P.G. (1787-1874); Monsieur; French historian and statesman | 1787-1874 |
| NA9773 | Greville; Charles C.F. (1794-1865); Mr | 1794-1865 |
| NA7509 | Louis Philippe (1773-1850); King of the French; (reigned 1830-48) | 1773-1850 |
| NA142 | Gordon; George Hamilton- (1784-1860); 4th Earl of Aberdeen | 1784-1860 |
| NA6207 | Bulwer; W. Henry L. Earle (1801-1872); 1st Baron Dalling and Bulwer; diplomat cr. baron 1871 | 1801-1872 |
| NA1045 | Bentinck; William H. Cavendish-Scott- (1768-1854); 4th Duke of Portland; styled Marquess of Titchfield 1768-1809 | 1768-1854 |
| NA199 | Denison; J. Evelyn (1800-1873); 1st Viscount Ossington; M.P. Speaker of House of Commons 1857-72 created Viscount Ossington 1872 | 1800-1873 |
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