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040-002479498

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Add MS 89036/1/12

Title:

William Dacres Adams: Political Correspondence of William Pitt, the Younger

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38(i). June 1804. Pitt's notes in respect of Lord Seaforth.
39. Downing Street, Pitt to Count Woronzow, 1 June 1804. Copy draft.
40. Joseph Fiber [?Tiber] to [Pitt], 1 June 1804. A plan to disseminate political leaflets in France by balloon at night, starting from Jersey.
41. Grosvenor Square, Marquess of Bath to [Pitt], 2 June 1804. Impending vacancy of Master of Charter House.
42. Earl of Carlisle to [Pitt], 3 June 1804. The King's health.
43. Arlington Street, C. J. Fox to Pitt, 4 June [1804]. Mr. Fox, Mr. Grey and Mr. Livingston request a meeting.
43(i). Cover sheet for 43(ii)-(iv). Downing Street, 5 June 1804. 'Substance of the verbal communication made to Mr. Pitt by Mr. Fox and Mr. Grey'.
43(ii)-43(iv). 5 June 1804. Notes in Pitt's hand, recording remarks by Robert Livingston (American Envoy in Paris) following his talks with Joseph Bonaparte and with Tallyrand. See John Ehrman, The Younger Pitt (1996), p. 706n.
44. 10 Bury Street, Boyd Alexander to Pitt, 4 June 1804. Requesting Pitt sign a warrant for his brother-in-law.
44.1 7 Golden Square, Baron Lenthe to Pitt, 4 June 1804. Requesting a meeting.
45. Whitehall, Whitworth to [Pitt], 6 June 1804.
46. Chesterfield House, Earl of Chesterfield to Pitt, 8 June 1804. Requesting 'The King's permission to go out of town' (to Derbyshire).
47-47(i). Park Place, Rt. Hon. Thomas Wallace to [Pitt], 9 June [1804].
48. Putney Heath, John Eamer to Pitt, 9 June 1804. Concerning a property for Pitt: 'if it suits you - you shall have it on your Own Terms'.
49. House of Lords, Lord Eldon (Chancellor) to Pitt, [9] June 1804. Concerning the King's health.
50. Hill Street, Lord Brownlow to Pitt, 10 June [1804]. Pitt can rely on his support and the support of his son, Mr. Cust.
51. Park Place, Earl of Malmesbury to Pitt, 14 June 1804. Pledging support.
52. Edinburgh, D. Campbell to [Pitt], 16 June 1804. Seeking a Baronetcy.
53. Downing Street, Lord Eliot to [Pitt], 18 June 1804. Seeking the appointment of another as a Commissioner of the Lottery Office.
54. Woolmers, Marchioness of Stafford to [Pitt], 19 June 1804. Concerning the appoinment of a junior clerk at the Treasury. Originally enclosing 54(i).
54(i). Sackville Street, General Grant to Lady Stafford, 24 May 1804. Requesting her assistance in obtaining the position of junior clerk at the Treasury for 'George Mavor aged 15'.
55. Lord Hawkesbury to [Pitt], 20 June 1804. Resigning from Government.
56. Whitehall, Hawkesbury to [Pitt], 20 June 1804. Having received a letter from Pitt, he will call upon him tomorrow.
57. London, Hawkesbury to [Pitt], 22 June 1804. After moving to the Home Department.
58. Grosvenor Square, Earl of Bridgewater to [Pitt], 22 June 1804. Requesting a two-minute meeting.
59. Dunster Castle, J. Luttrell to [Pitt], 26 June 1804. Seeking the appointment of his brother, Captain Thomas Luttrell, as a Double Commissioner in the Lottery Dept.
60. Grosvenor Street, Rolle to Pitt, 26 June 1804. Raising volunteers.
61-61(ii). 'Secret Intelligence from France'. Received 28 June 1804.
61(iii). Obscure anonymous communication concerning the war with France, addressed to Pitt. Franked 30 June and 5 July 1804.
62. Wimbledon, Melville to [Pitt], 5 July 1804.
63. St. James, Prince Ernest Augustus, the Duke of Cumberland, to Pitt, 13 July 1804.
64. Portland Place, Lord Newborough to Pitt, 18 July 1804.
65. Wimbledon, Melville to George III, 19 July 1804. Copy letter regarding Office of the Privy Seal of Scotland, initially declined by Melville but now requested.
66. Kew, George III to Melville, 20 July 1804. Copy letter. Acceding to Melville's wish.
67. Lord Eldon (Chancellor) to [Pitt], [23 July] 1804. Asking after the King.
68. Downing Street, Pitt to the Marquess of Blandford, 28 July 1804. Copy letter. 'An opening is likely to arise...'
68(i). Langley Park, Sir Thomas Beauchamp to Pitt, 30 July 1804. Providing a haunch of venison.
68(ii). Palace Yard, Charles Abbot to Pitt, 30 July 1804. Requesting a copy of the King's Speech so that he may 'determine upon what [he] shall have to say in the Ho. of Lords tomorrow'.
69. Treasury Office, Buongiorno to Pitt, 4 August 1804. Introductory note from an Italian lawyer proposing a scheme to discharge the National Debt, originally enclosing 69(i)-69(iii).
69(i)-69(iii). Buongiorno's scheme for discharging the National Debt.
70. Ardglass Castle, Down, Ireland, Lecale to [Pitt], 5 August 1804. Soliciting an Irish peerage.
70(i). Home Guards, Prince Frederick, Duke of York, to [Pitt], 7 August 1804. Regarding General Brownrigg's brother.
70(ii). Cover sheet, with seal, for 70(i).
71. East Sheen, Castlereagh to Pitt, 10 August [1804]. Originally enclosing 71(i).
71(i). Llangollen, Sir Lawrence Parsons to Castlereagh, 18 July 1804. Soliciting the Earldom of Rosse for Lord Osmantown.
72. Stowe, Marquess of Buckingham to [Pitt], 12 August 1804. Expressing gratitude.
73. Cricket Lodge, Viscount Bridport to [Pitt], 12 August 1804. Patronage - 'a desk in the Treasury for Mr. John Langdon, a youth just past sixteen, who has a good Education....'
74. Portland to [Pitt], 16 August 1804. Proposing a meeting of the Council to discuss 'Claims to the Prize Money as well as the Distribution of it'.
75. Culford, Cornwallis to Pitt, 20 August 1804. Seeking financial security for his son.
76. Kensington Gardens, a note to Adams (for Pitt) from Gordon, an intermediary, 24 August 1804. Referring to 'the Battalions'.
77. Kiby Grove, Bishop of Lincoln to [Pitt], 28 August 1804. Referring to the Greens at Buckden, and to the Battalion.
78-78(i). Jamaica, Lt. Gen. G[eorge] Nugent to E[dward] Cooke, 30 August, 1804. 'With regard to the Question of the Abolition of the Slave Trade, there are very few Proprietors in this Island who do not view it as destructive to the Colony ultimately, & most certainly fatal to all further Improvement.' Letter includes comment upon the performance of 'black soldiers' retrieving escaped slaves.
79-79(i). Putney Hill, Pitt to Marquiss Wellesley, 31 August 1804. Copy letter. 'The King has conferred a Peerage on General Lake, and an extra red Ribband on your Brother General Wellesley.'

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002431741
036-002431785
040-002479498

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Add MS 89036 : The Papers of William Dacres Adams, including Political Papers of William Pitt, the Younger
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Add MS 89036/1/12 : William Dacres Adams: Political Correspondence of William Pitt, the Younger

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1 file

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1804

End Date:

1804

Date Range:

1804

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PRO 30 58/5

Arrangement:

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.

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George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1738-1820