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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham: Papers
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/8
What's it about?
PRO 30/8
These papers consist of the correspondence of the first Earl of Chatham and of his son, William Pitt. Bundle 373 was added in 1956. It consists of miscellaneous papers of William Pitt, which were bought at the André de Coppet sale at Sothebys on...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PRO 30/8
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Title (The name of the record)
- William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- George II - George III
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Description (What the record is about)
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These papers consist of the correspondence of the first Earl of Chatham and of his son, William Pitt.
Bundle 373 was added in 1956. It consists of miscellaneous papers of William Pitt, which were bought at the André de Coppet sale at Sothebys on 14, 15 November 1955 and presented to the Public Record Office by the Friends of the National Libraries.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Pitt, William, 1759-1806
- Pitt, William, 1708-1778
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 373 bundle(s)
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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in 1888 J H Pringle, 1888-1908
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- In 1908 under the terms of Captain Pringle's will the papers became the property of the Public Record Office.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- A typescript index to the correspondents in the first and second series, an expanded list containing details of correspondence in the first series (relating to William Pitt, Earl of Chatham), and expanded lists of correspondence in the second series (relating to William Pitt the Younger) covering the years 1770-1806 can be found with the series list in the reading rooms at The National Archives, Kew.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- See the Correspondence of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, edited by W S Taylor and J H Pringle and published in 4 volumes from 1838 to 1840.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11954/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
96,787 records
Within the department: PRO
Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts
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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham: Papers
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