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Add MS 89036/1/1
- Record Id:
- 040-002431787
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002431741
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000012162.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89036/1/1
- Title:
- William Dacres Adams: Political Correspondence of William Pitt, the Younger
- Scope & Content:
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The letters are preceded by a brief signed note (without date) made by the son of William Dacre Adams: 'These Papers mostly relating to Mr Pitt, though some in the time of The Duke of Portland, are very interesting and as my Father was so mixed up with the circumstances mentioned they should, I think, be kept in the Family.'
- 1. Prince Stanislas Lubomirski to [Pitt], 2 May 1783. Letter in French.
- 2. Devonshire House, Portland to Thomas Grosvenor (Chairman), 2 February 1784.
- 3(i). St James, Carmarthen to [Pitt], 3 September 1784, referring to and enclosing the following letter received from Walpole.
- 3(ii). Dover Street, Robert Walpole to Carmarthen, 3 September 1784.
- 4. Bowood Park, Shelburne to [Pitt], 31 October 1784.
- 5. Mansfield Street, Cornwallis to Pitt, 7 November 1784.
- 6. Bushy Park, North to [Pitt], 15 November 1784.
- 7. Nugent-Temple to Pitt, 21 November 1784.
- 8. Lord Camden to [Pitt], 30 March 1785.
- 9. Phoenix Park, Rutland to Pitt, 4 July, 1785.
- 10. Brighthelmstone, Pitt to Lord Townshend, 16 September 1785. Copy letter.
- 11. Trentham, Gower to [Pitt], 18 September 1785.
- 12. Exchequer, Newcastle to [Pitt], 19 September 1785.
- 13. Brighthelmstone, Pitt to Duke of Montagu, 19 September 1785. Draft letter (passages struck-through).
- 14. Peterborough, Spencer Madan to Pitt, 26 September 1785.
- 15. Muncaster House, Lord Muncaster to [Pitt], 21 October 1785.
- 16(i). Lord Camelford to [Pitt], 22 October 1785, originally enclosing 16(ii) and 16(iii).
- 16(ii). Extract 'from another quarter' referred to in 16(i), with which it was originally enclosed.
- 16(iii). Castle Hill, Fortesque to Camelford, 30 September 1785. Originally enclosed with 16(i).
- 17(i)-17(iii). Melville, Dundas to [Pitt], 23 October 1785.
- 18. London, Duke of Dorset to Pitt, 15 November 1785. Concerning 'the vacant blue ribband'.
- 19. Windsor, George III to Pitt (indirectly), 19 November 1785. Concerning 'Mr [Thomas] Orde'.
- 20. W. Eden to [Pitt], 25 November 1785. Concerning 'the Commercial Treaty'.
- 21. W. Eden to [Pitt], dated 'Wednesday' only.
- 22. Edinburgh, Henry Dundas to Pitt, 1 December 1785.
- 23. Phoenix Park, Rutland to Pitt, 6 December 1785.
- 24. Phoenix Park, Rutland to Pitt, 18 December 1785.
- 25(i)-25(ii). A long letter, signature obscure, to [Pitt], without date. Concerning France and Holland.
- 26. Paris, Dorset to [Pitt], 3 March 1786.
- 27(i)-27(iv). Downing Street, Pitt to Eden, 10 May 1786. Copy letter, concerning the Commercial Treaty.
- 27(v). 'Draft of proposed Declaration to be delivered by Mr. Eden'.
- 28. Windsor, George III to Pitt (indirectly), 8 July 1786: 'The proposed Answer to the ill advised letter of the Prince of Wales meets so thoroughly with My Sentiments, that I have copied it with the Alteration of a single word which Mr Pitt will see on perusing the Draft.'
- 29. Windsor, George III to Pitt (indirectly), 10 July 1786. Concerning Fellowship of the Exchequer 'in favour of Ld. Bathurst'.
- 30. Carlton House, George Augustus Frederick, Prince of Wales, to George III, 11 July 1786. Copy letter, concerning the Prince's indebtedness.
- 31. Wilford, Nottingham, signature obscure, to Pitt, 5 August (?)1786. The author of the letter writes to Pitt in familar terms ('My dear Pitt') and takes a solicitous interest in his well-being 'now you are a little disencumbered of the Load of public affairs'.
- 32. Naples, Hervey to Pitt, 9 October 1787: 'I am very desirous that you should recommend me to His Majesty's favor, and induce His Majesty to confer on me the Honor of being Knight of the Bath'.
- 33. Hollwood, [Kent], Pitt to M. de Calonne, 8 April 1790. Copy letter.
- 34. Downing Street, Pitt to unidentified recipient, 16 June 1791. Copy letter, marked 'Private'. Refers to 'a younger son of Lord Eliot's, whom, I shall shall be extremely obliged to you, if you would take under your Protection'.
- 35. Wimbledon, Pitt to M. de Calonne, 17 July 1791. Copy letter.
- 36. Lord Torrington to Pitt, 31 August 1791.
- 37(i)-37(ii). Downing Street, Pitt to Joseph Ewart, 2 September 1791. Concerning the 'happy event' of the 'approaching marriage' of the Duke of York and its associated costs. Copy letter.
- 38(i)-38(ii). Downing Street, Pitt to Joseph Ewart, 23 September 1791. A further copy letter on the marriage of the Duke of York.
- 39. Downing Street, Pitt to Joseph Ewart, 23 September 1791. A further copy letter on the marriage of the Duke of York.
- 40. Downing Street, Pitt to Capt. J. Sutherland, 6 November 1791. Copy letter referring to pension matters.
- 41. 38 Great Russell Street, Capt. [J.] Sutherland [to Pitt], 8 November 1791. Concerning Sutherland's resignation, with an answering note (10 November) recorded on the verso.
- 42(i)-42(ii). Downing Street, Pitt to Lord G. Lennox, 10 November 1791. Draft letter concerning Capt. Sutherland.
- 43. Stoke, Lord G[eorge Henry] Lennox to [Pitt], 13 November 1791. Concerning Capt. Sutherland.
- 44. Downing Street, Pitt to Capt. Sutherland, 18 November 1791. Copy letter.
- 45. Stoke, Lord G. Lennox to [Pitt], 4 December 1791. Further details concerning Capt. Sutherland.
- 46. Chesterfield Street, J. Rolle to Pitt. Concerning property in Devon and peerage.
- 47(i)-47(ii). Downing Street, [Pitt] to [Lord Lennox] concerning Capt. Sutherland. Draft letter.
- 48(i). Camden Place, Lord Camden to Pitt, 27 December 1791. Referring to Walpole ('whose misfortunes continue to pursue him') and also to an enclosed letter to Camden from Lady Lifford - see letter 48(ii).
- 48(ii). Ramsgate, Lady Lifford to Lord [Camden], 20 December 1791. Concerning a pension.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002431741
036-002431785
040-002431787 - Is part of:
- Add MS 89036 : The Papers of William Dacres Adams, including Political Papers of William Pitt, the Younger
Add MS 89036/1 : William Dacres Adams: Political Papers of William Pitt, the Younger
Add MS 89036/1/1 : William Dacres Adams: Political Correspondence of William Pitt, the Younger - Hierarchy:
- 032-002431741[0001]/036-002431785[0001]/040-002431787
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 89036
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1783
- End Date:
- 1791
- Date Range:
- 1783-1791
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Former External References:
- PRO 30 58/1
- Arrangement:
- The order in which the manuscripts are presented corresponds to their former order in PRO 30 58/1, when in in the custody of the Public Record Office (now, The National Archives). Public Record Office numbering remains, in red pencil, at the top left of each sheet or letter. The original bundle has been divided into two consecutive files: Add MS 89036/1/1 and Add MS 89036/1/2.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1738-1820