Copies of various letters relating to Admiral Byng’s court martial
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CMV33365
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D615/P(S)/1/10/31
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Copies of various letters relating to Admiral Byng’s court martial
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Copy of a letter from Voltaire to Admiral John Byng, written from Aux Délices and dated 2 January 1757.
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Voltaire writes to Admiral Byng stating that though he is unknown to the recipient, he finds it to be his duty to send him a copy of the letter he has received from the Marshall Duke of Richelieu. He adds that he hopes such a noble and unexpected testimony from one of the most candid and generous men in France will encourage the Judges to act with the same sense of justice.
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From the records of the Anson Family of Shugborough, Earls of Lichfield.
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The bulk of the collection was transferred to the County Record Office between 1960 and 1965 from Shugborough. Subsequent deposits have come in from the Earl of Lichfield’s Ranton Estate Office.
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