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William Pitt document and letter to Earl of Morton
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William Pitt signature
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Autograph envelope signed by William Pitt to W. Sturges Bowne. Along with the envelope is an engraved portrait print of Pitt and a brief biographical note.
mssHM 80184
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William Pitt, Earl of Chatham letter to Thomas Townshend
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Letters and documents relating to British and American relations. Includes autograph letters to Townshend from William Pitt, the 1st Earl of Chatham, from 1774 to 1776, and George III, from 1782 to 1784; Henry McCulloh's "Several thoughts. on the Stamp duty," 1765, and Silas Deane's "Observations and proposals relating to a Navigable Canal from Lake Champlain to the St. Lawrence," from 1785 to 1787. "A Provisional Act for Settling Troubles in America," 1776 and "Memorandum of a Declaration to Dr. Addington relating to American colonies," 1776, by William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham; the minutes of a cabinet formed in 1782 for the purpose of negotiating peace with the United States and letters from George III to Townshend, 1782 to 1783, are bound in two volumes. The volumes also contain the original portrait of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, by William Hoare, and Thomas Townshend's copies of "An Act to Enable His Majesty to conclude a Peace with the United States of America" (London : Printed at Charles Eyere and William Straham, 1782) and "Provisional articles signed at Paris, the 30th of November, 1782 by the Commissioner of His Britannic Majesty, and the Commissioners of the United States of America" (London : Printed by T. Harrison and S. Brooke, in Warwick-Lane, 1783).
HM 22357
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William Pitt, Earl of Chatham letter to Thomas Townshend
Manuscripts
Letters and documents relating to British and American relations. Includes autograph letters to Townshend from William Pitt, the 1st Earl of Chatham, from 1774 to 1776, and George III, from 1782 to 1784; Henry McCulloh's "Several thoughts. on the Stamp duty," 1765, and Silas Deane's "Observations and proposals relating to a Navigable Canal from Lake Champlain to the St. Lawrence," from 1785 to 1787. "A Provisional Act for Settling Troubles in America," 1776 and "Memorandum of a Declaration to Dr. Addington relating to American colonies," 1776, by William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham; the minutes of a cabinet formed in 1782 for the purpose of negotiating peace with the United States and letters from George III to Townshend, 1782 to 1783, are bound in two volumes. The volumes also contain the original portrait of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, by William Hoare, and Thomas Townshend's copies of "An Act to Enable His Majesty to conclude a Peace with the United States of America" (London : Printed at Charles Eyere and William Straham, 1782) and "Provisional articles signed at Paris, the 30th of November, 1782 by the Commissioner of His Britannic Majesty, and the Commissioners of the United States of America" (London : Printed by T. Harrison and S. Brooke, in Warwick-Lane, 1783).
HM 22030
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William Pitt, Earl of Chatham letter to Thomas Townshend
Manuscripts
Letters and documents relating to British and American relations. Includes autograph letters to Townshend from William Pitt, the 1st Earl of Chatham, from 1774 to 1776, and George III, from 1782 to 1784; Henry McCulloh's "Several thoughts. on the Stamp duty," 1765, and Silas Deane's "Observations and proposals relating to a Navigable Canal from Lake Champlain to the St. Lawrence," from 1785 to 1787. "A Provisional Act for Settling Troubles in America," 1776 and "Memorandum of a Declaration to Dr. Addington relating to American colonies," 1776, by William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham; the minutes of a cabinet formed in 1782 for the purpose of negotiating peace with the United States and letters from George III to Townshend, 1782 to 1783, are bound in two volumes. The volumes also contain the original portrait of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, by William Hoare, and Thomas Townshend's copies of "An Act to Enable His Majesty to conclude a Peace with the United States of America" (London : Printed at Charles Eyere and William Straham, 1782) and "Provisional articles signed at Paris, the 30th of November, 1782 by the Commissioner of His Britannic Majesty, and the Commissioners of the United States of America" (London : Printed by T. Harrison and S. Brooke, in Warwick-Lane, 1783).
HM 21228
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Pitt and Grenville families correspondence
Manuscripts
A collection of letters between various members of the Pitt and Grenville families. The majority of the letters are written by Hester Grenville Pitt, Countess of Chatham, to her brothers George Grenville and Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple. There are additional letters by them, Robert Craggs-Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, and William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. The letters discuss family news and events, including illness, estate business, and mutual family members and friends; the letters also discuss society events, politics, and government. The collection also includes one document and one manuscript.
mssHM 31550-31624
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Pitt and Grenville families correspondence
Manuscripts
A collection of letters between various members of the Pitt and Grenville families. The majority of the letters are written by Hester Grenville Pitt, Countess of Chatham, to her brothers George Grenville and Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple. There are additional letters by them, Robert Craggs-Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, and William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. The letters discuss family news and events, including illness, estate business, and mutual family members and friends; the letters also discuss society events, politics, and government. The collection also includes one document and one manuscript.
mssHM 31550-31624