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Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, was at one time Ambassador to the Hague, negotiated the second Treaty of Vienna, was a founding governor of London’s Foundling Hospital, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, and Secretary of State. Having no legitimate children, his heir was his third cousin whom he adopted. Although known as a hard, calculating man, he is most well known for his letters to his natural son. When Philip died in 1768, the letters are addressed to his grandchildren.
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Sunday May 07, 2017
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