Record

Document Reference	Ne C 2669
Title	Copy of letter from C. Mellish, Mistley, Essex, to Lady Ingilby; 17 Apr. 1789
Date	17 April 1789
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Comments on the various political candidates in Retford and recommends that Sir John Ingilby should announce that he is an adherent of the Duke of Portland and the Whigs in order to gain support.
Term	elections, East Retford
Term	political parties, Whigs

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA11653	Ingilby; John (1758-1815); 1st Baronet of Ripley; M.P. East Retford 1790-1796	1758-1815
NA11654	Ingilby; Elizabeth (fl 1789); Lady; née Amcotts; wife of Sir John Ingilby	fl 1789
NA905	Bentinck; William H.C. Cavendish- (1738-1809); 3rd Duke of Portland; succ. 1762	1738-1809
NA11044	Mellish; Charles (1737-1797); Mr; M.P. Pontefract 1774-80 Aldborough 1780-4; inherited Blyth Hall and Hodsock Priory, Nottinghamshire, 1791	1737-1797
NA11654	Ingilby; Elizabeth (fl 1789); Lady; née Amcotts; wife of Sir John Ingilby	fl 1789