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Add MS 89036/1/11
- Record Id:
- 040-002479363
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002431741
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000038203.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89036/1/11
- Title:
- William Dacres Adams: Political Correspondence of William Pitt, the Younger
- Scope & Content:
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- 1. Barrackpore, Wellesley to Pitt, 1 January 1804. Has not received any correspondence from Pitt.
- 2. Corfu, Aberdeen to [Pitt], 6 January 1804. Reporting a meeting with Ali Pacha.
- 3. Portland to the King, 26 January 1804. Requesting '27 Copies of Mr Yorke's Letters of the 19th and 23rd Circular'.
- 4. Cuffnells, George Rose to [Pitt], 27 January 1804. Advising that the Duke of Cumberland visited him yesterday, and enclosing a related note on the Volunteer system.
- 4(i)-4(ii). [27 January 1804]. Rose's note on the Volunteer system.
- 5-5(i). South Audley Square, Grenville to Pitt, 31 January 1804.
- 6. Queen's House, 8 March 1804. A note declaring 'no material alteration in His Majesty since yesterday'. Signed by four physicians: Pepys, Reynolds, Milman, and Heberden.
- 7-7(i). Camelford House, Grenville to Pitt, 9 March 1804. Writing in support of a pension for the scholar Daniel Albert Wyttenbach who wishes to continue his classical scholarship at Oxford.
- 8-8(ii). Melville Castle, Melville to Pitt, 3 April 1804.
- 9-9(ii). Edinburgh, Melville to Alexander Hope, 5 April 1804.
- 10-10(iii). Melville Castle, Melville to Pitt, 6 April 1804. 'Two days ago upon my return from the North, I had an Interview with Lord Moira. The only very particular incident in the conversation was the explanation I gave him of my knowledge that you had no desire for office for the sake of office....'
- 11. Bromley Hill, C[harles] L[ong] to Pitt, franked 7 April 1804. Regarding Yorke and Army of Reserve.
- 12. Wycombe, Carrington to Pitt, 7 April 1804. 'I have this morning heard from one of the best private Sources of Information that Russia is arming against France. I should not be surprised if the Troops destined for the Invasion were to take another Direction.' The letter also refers to the Sinking Fund.
- 13. Charles St., Lowther to Pitt, 9 April 1804. Refers to the Volunteer Bill.
- 14-14(i). Melville Castle, Melville to Pitt, 16 April 1804. Concerning the Army of Reserve.
- 15-15(i). York Place, Pitt to George III, 21 April 1804. Retained copy, endorsed: 'Transmitted through the Lord Chancellor [Eldon], on Sunday 22nd April, and delivered by Him to the King on Friday 27th'. Pitt announces his intention 'to declare more fully and explicitly than I have done hitherto my opinions on the conduct of Your Majesty's present Ministers'.
- 16-16(iii). York Place, Pitt to the Lord Chancellor [Eldon], 2 May 1804. Retained copy. 'I now proceed to state to Your Lordship on Paper the sentiments which I am desirous of humbly submitting for His Majesty's consideration'.
- 16A-16A(i). Queen's Palace, George III to Pitt, 5 May 1804. Communicated through the Lord Chancellor (not in the King's hand). The King refuses to entertain an administration that includes Fox, and expresses 'his astonishment that Mr Pitt should one moment harbour the thought of bringing such a name before His Royal notice. To prevent the repetition of it, The King declares, if Mr Pitt persists in such an idea, or in proposing to consult Lord Grenville, His Majesty will have to deplore that he cannot avail Himself of the ability of Mr Pitt.'
- 17-17(i). York Place, Pitt to George III, 6 May 1804. Retained copy. 'I thought it my Duty to submit to Your Majesty ... at the present difficult crisis a strong and comprehensive Government, uniting the principal Weight and Talents of Publick Men of all Descriptions'.
- 18. Charles Street, Melville to [Pitt], 6 May 1804.
- 19. Camelford House, Grenville to Pitt, 7 May 1804.
- 20. Camelford House, Grenville to Pitt, 7 May 1804.
- 21. Stanhope St., Lord Bagning to Pitt, 11 May 1804. Seeking an appointment.
- 22. Cavendish Square, Middleton to 'My dear Lord', 15 May 1804. The letter presents Middleton's grandson: 'My Friend Wilberforce will introduce my grandson to Mr. Pitt'. The letter also originally enclosed letter 22(i), from Sir Thomas Frankland, requesting it is shown to Pitt.
- 22(i). Sir Thomas Frankland, for the attention of Pitt, 12 May 1804. The letter refers to the Supplementary Militia, to 'raising men by Ballot', and to the 'difficulties which Country Gentlemen labour under when enforcing the militia's laws'.
- 23. South Audley St., Charles Philippe [Charles X, Comte d'Artois] to Pitt, 15 May 1804. Letter in French.
- 24. Camelford House, G[renville] to Pitt, 16 May 1804. 'I send you at last the letters which you saw in manuscript last summer. Mr Payne has taken near five months to print about a hundred pages....'
- 25. Palace Yard, Lord Auckland to Pitt, 17 May 1804. Letter acknowledging his removal from the office of Joint Postmaster General (to receive, in consideration, an allowance 'equal in net value to the amount of the Post Office salary').
- 26. Rowdel, Sussex, Sir C. Goring to [?Pitt], 17 May 1804. Proposes a plan for the capture of Egypt by an expedition from India.
- 27. Hagley Park near Stourbridge, Lord Lyttelton to [Pitt], 18 May 1804. Seeking an appointment for his son.
- 28. The Deanery, Wells, George W. Lukin (Dean of Wells) to Pitt, 20 May 1804. Seeking an additional appoinment 'to save something that may benefit my Wife and Two unmarried Daughters when I shall be taken from them'.
- 29. Brighthelmstone, Lord Pelham to [Pitt], 20 May 1804. Following his loss of the Seats of the Duchy of Lancaster.
- 29(i). Hill Street, Earl of Warwick to Pitt, 22 May 1804. Seeking an urgent interview on 'a Subject of very great National Importance'.
- 30. Stratton Street, Lord Pelham to [Pitt], 23 May 1804. Declining 'a situation in His Majesty's Household'.
- 31-31(i). Kedleston, Lord Scarsdale to [Pitt], 23 May 1804. Seeking advancement.
- 31(ii). 18 Wimpole Street, Le Prince de Castelcicala [Fabrizio Ruffo] to Pitt, requesting a meeting. Note in French.
- 32. Liverpool, Francis Chalmer to Pitt, 27 May 1804. Concerning 'the Report from the Committee of the House of Commons printed 14 May 1804 on the Corn Trade'.
- 32(i). A note from The King's Printing Office, 28 May 1804.
- 33-33(ii). Edinburgh, C. Hope (Lord Advocate) to [Pitt], 29 May 1804. Referring to the accusation of Mr. Whitbread that Lord Hope's 'conduct has been unjust, illegal and oppressive'.
- 34. South Hill, G.C. [George Canning] to [Pitt], 29 May 1804. Canning would prefer not to be appointed as Secretary to Ireland.
- 35. Lord Harrowby to Pitt, 30 May 1804. Count Woronzow's departure.
- 36. Bruton Place, Rt. Hon. John Smythe to Pitt, 30 May 1804.
- 37. W[ar] O[ffice], W. Dundas to [Pitt], dated 'Tuesday afternoon' only, referring to 'augmenting the salaries of some of the clerks in the War Office'.
- 38. Harley Street, C. Lennox to Pitt, without date. Advising Pitt of the availability of a villa in Wimbledon.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002431741
036-002431785
040-002479363 - 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 89036/1/11 : William Dacres Adams: Political Correspondence of William Pitt, the Younger - Hierarchy:
- 032-002431741[0001]/036-002431785[0011]/040-002479363
- 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:
- 1804
- End Date:
- 1804
- Date Range:
- 1804
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Former External References:
- PRO 30 58/5
- Arrangement:
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The order in which the manuscripts are presented is identical to their former order in PRO 30 58/5 when 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 three consecutive files: Add MS 89036/1/11-13.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1738-1820