Correspondence of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham
4 Volume Set
Part of Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries
- Author: William Pitt
- Editors:
- William Stanhope Taylor
- John Henry Pringle
- Date Published: December 2013
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108067522
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Famed for his masterful oratory and fearless criticism of parliamentary opponents, William Pitt the Elder (1708–78) distinguished himself through the strong leadership he provided during Britain's struggle against France in the Seven Years' War. Edited by his great-grandsons and first published between 1838 and 1840, this four-volume collection presents nearly forty years' worth of letters to and from the great statesman. Each volume also contains a useful list of the principal officers of state for the period covered, along with facsimile plates of letters and signatures by some of Pitt's eminent correspondents. Volume 1 (1838) covers the period 1741–59, although most of the letters date from 1754 onwards. Including six pre-1760 letters, Volume 2 (1838) chiefly covers the period from 1760 through to the end of July 1766. Volume 3 (1839) covers the period from 1766 through to November 1770. Volume 4 (1840) covers the period from November 1770 until Pitt's death in May 1778.
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- Date Published: December 2013
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108067522
- length: 2196 pages
- dimensions: 276 x 215 x 67 mm
- weight: 2.76kg
- contains: 12 b/w illus.
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
Volume 1: Introduction
Principal officers of state
Facsimiles of autographs
Correspondence, 1741–59. Volume 2: Acknowledgement
Principal officers of state
Facsimiles of autographs
Correspondence, 1757–66. Volume 3: Acknowledgement
Principal officers of state
Facsimiles of autographs
Correspondence, 1765–70. Volume 4: Acknowledgement
Principal officers of state
Facsimiles of autographs
Correspondence, 1770–8
Inscription on the public monument in Westminster Abbey
Lines engraved on the cenotaph erected in Guildhall
Inscription on the marble urn raised at Burton Pynsent by the countess of Chatham
Appendix.
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