| RefNo | KHINCH/8/I/A/284 |
| AltRefNo | HINCH 8/284 |
| Title | Letter; Benjamin Lester, Poole, co. Dorset, to 4th Earl of Sandwich. |
| Description | Informs the Earl that the opposition faction in the Borough of Poole has been defeated over the choice of mayor: he himself is the new mayor and will always seek to use his office as the Earl and Lord North desire. Hopes that Lord Sandwich will not be influenced by Captain Scott and his friends who have threatened Mr. Samuel Weston, the Deputy Controller of the Customs, and Collector of the Lights, with a loss of his places. |
| Date | 14th September, 1781 |
| CreatorName | Montagu family, Earls of Sandwich of Hinchingbrooke |
| Repository | Huntingdonshire Archives |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| F/0009 | Montagu; family; of Hinchingbrooke House; Earls of Sandwich | 11th Century-Present |
| P/0054 | Montagu; Lord; John (1718-1792); 4th Earl of Sandwich; of Hinchingbrooke House | 1718-1792 |