Letter to William Pitt, 1752.

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Letter to William Pitt, 1752.

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A letter dated March 14th from Fox, as Secretary of State, to Paymaster General William Pitt communicating the wish of King George II that a soldier, William Henry Cranstoun, have his pay discontinued. Cranstoun contrived the murder, by poisoning, of his lover's , Mary Blandy's, father.

[2] leaves ; 24 cm.

Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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