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Add MS 35192
- Record Id:
- 040-002088594
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002088592
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001490.0x0000a9
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BRIDPORT PAPERS. Vol. II. (ff. 80). Letters to Lord Bridport, 1773-1800, from:-(I) [William Pitt, Earl of] Chatham; 8 Apr. 1773-28 Dec. 1777. Eight letters, the fifth of which (6 June, 1773) contains the following characteristic passage, "What can France desire more, than to see her Rival sinking every year, from being mistress of the world, land and sea, into the Bubble of her Enemies, and the Scorn of Nations? She will therefore leave us to pursue, unmolested, tho' not always unfrightend, our own plans of self-destruction, avid let Peace ruin us, witlhout risquing a war." ff. 1-18, 49- (2) Hester [Pitt, Countess of] Chatham; 27 Apr. 1775- 18 March, 1779. Fourteen letters. ff. 20, 22, 26, 28, 31-41, 45, 47, 53-61;-(3) [William Fitzmaurice-Petty, Earl of] Shelburne; 5 Aug. 1775-18 Aug. 1776. ff. 24, 29, 43;-
(4) William Pitt, the younger, 27 July, 1782-10 June, 1800. Six letters. ff. 62-66, 71, 80;-(5) Henry Addington; 13 June, 1794-23 Apr. 1800. Five letters. ff. 67, 69, 75-79. Paper; ff. 80. Quarto.
Admiral Alexander Hood, Viscount Bridport: General correspondence: 1755-1806.
includes:
- ff. 1-18, 49 William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham; Prime Minister: Letters to Adm. Hood: 1773-1777.
- ff. 24, 29, 43 William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne; 1st Marquess of Lansdowne; formerly Fitzmaurice: Letters to Adm. Hood: 1775-1776.
- ff. 62-66, 71, 80 William Pitt, the younger; Prime Minister: Correspondence with Lord Bridport: 1782-1800.
- ff. 62-66, 71, 80 Admiral Alexander Hood, Viscount Bridport: Correspondence with W. Pitt: 1782-1800.
- ff. 67, 69, 75, 77, 79 Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth; Prime Minister: Letters. to ord Bridport: 1794-1800.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
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- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002088592
040-002088594 - Is part of:
- Add MS 35191-35202 : BRIDPORT PAPERS: official and private correspondence and papers of Admiral Alexander Hood (1726-1814), Baron Bridport (of…
Add MS 35192 : BRIDPORT PAPERS. Vol. II. (ff. 80). Letters to Lord Bridport, 1773-1800, from:-(I) [William Pitt, Earl of] Chatham; 8 Apr. 1773-28… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002088592[0002]/040-002088594
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 35191-35202
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1773
- End Date:
- 1800
- Date Range:
- 8 Apr 1773-10 Jun 1800
- Era:
- CE
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- Names:
- Addington, Henry, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, Prime Minister, 1757-1844
Hood, Alexander, Viscount Bridport, Admiral
Petty, William, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, formerly Fitzmaurice, 1737-1805
Pitt, William, 1st Earl of Chatham, Prime Minister, called 'the elder', 1708-1778
Pitt, William, Prime Minister, called 'the younger', 1759-1806