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Reflections on Lord Chatham and the Queen's Mercy
A former ministerial ally returns to England and recounts his failed pardon bid. He accuses Lord Chatham of vanity and public dissimulation, laments the minister’s fall from grace, and defends his own honorable conduct while seeking clarity from the duke of Grafton. The letter criticizes political ambition and friendship’s fragility.
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England
Gayett
London
Mr. Fitzherbert
Wilkes
Lord Chatham
Wiles
Treasury
the Treasury
Duke of Grafton
Lord Mansfield
Lord Isatham