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JCPP/French/1/2/2/2/7
Title
Letter from Marquis Cornwallis to Thomas Wythe
Date(s)
- 14th April 1797 (Creation)
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2 items, paper
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Letter from Marquis Cornwallis to Thomas Wythe, written from Whitehall dated 14th April 1797. Concerns a letter that his brother, the Bishop of Lichfield, wrote to him and that he encloses with his. Signed Cornwallis. The enclosed letter is written from Wimpole and dated 14th April 1797. The Bishop of Lichfield writes to say that had he known Wythe wanted to succeed to the prebend of Dr. Farmer rather than that of Mr. Thomas, then he would have done. However, due to the late act, Lichfield will no longer be in a position to grant the prebend to Wythe. Apparently Mr. Thomas had been infirm for a few years. Signed Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry. 2 items, paper. red wax seal.