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William Dacres Adams: Papers
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/58
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This record is about the William Dacres Adams: Papers dating from 1676-1856.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PRO 30/58
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Title (The name of the record)
- William Dacres Adams: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1676-1856
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains official papers acquired during William Dacres Adams' employment with the younger Pitt from 1783 to 1806, being the more numerous for the later years. The Portland papers cover the years 1807-1809.
Letters not strictly belonging to either secretaryship have been included under their respective years wherever they seem to have been received by Adams in virtue of his status as civil servant or private secretary. The private papers have thus been reduced to a minimum, and consist chiefly of family correspondence.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library, Manuscript Collections
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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)
- Adams, William Dacres, 1775-1862
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 12 papers
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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in 1954 (PRO 30/58/1-11) The solicitors of David Fisher-Rowe, 1954-1954
in 1964 (PRO 30/58/12A-12B) Herbert Mayow Adams, 1964-1964
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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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- Topics
- Labour
- Personal and family papers
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Pieces 1-11 were deposited on loan at the Public Record Office in 1954 for the use of students by the solicitors of Major David Fisher-Rowe. Pieces 12A-12B were acquired by gift from Mr Herbert Mayow Adams in 1964. The entire series was withdrawn from the Public Record Office on 15 September 1988 by Mr G A F E Adams and in 2012 were in the possession of the British Library.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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William Dacres Adams (1775-1862), a clerk in the Secretary of State's Office, was private secretary to the younger Pitt during the latter's last ministry from 1804 to 1806. After Pitt's death he continued in the Secretary of State's Office until 1807 when the Duke of Portland appointed him as his private secretary. On the Duke's death in 1809 he returned again to the Secretary of State's Office until he was appointed a Commissioner of Woods and Forests from 1811 to 1834.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12004/
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