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Pitt, William, (1759-1806), statesman

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Surname: Pitt
Forenames: William
Gender: Male
Date: 1759-1806
History: ''Pitt the Younger''
Biography: ODNB link for Pitt, William (1759-1806), statesman
References: DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P275408 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P139141 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for William Pitt
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1667-1946: Sir Edward O'Bryen Hoare, 7th Baronet: Collection of Papers relating to 1st Earl of Chatham and his son, William Pitt
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 30/70
2
George II - George III: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham: Papers
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 30/8
3
1676-1856: William Dacres Adams: Papers
British Library, Manuscript Collections
PRO 30/58
4
1778-1806: corresp and papers
The National Archives
PRO30/8
See HMC Papers of British cabinet ministers 1782-1900, 1982
5
1776-1806: corresp and papers
The National Archives
PRO30/70
NRA 6139
6
1770-1806: corresp and papers
Kent History and Library Centre
U1590/S5
NRA 25095
7
1782-1805: letters from Lord Melville etc
Manchester University: University of Manchester Library
GB 133 PIT
See GB 133 Eng Mss 907-08, 912, 928-35
8
1780-1805: corresp and papers
Suffolk Archives - Ipswich
435
NRA 174 Pretyman Tomline
9
1783-1806: misc corresp and papers
Collection held privately: enquiries to The National Archives
PRO30/58
NRA 8264 Adams
10
1783-1806: misc corresp and papers
Collection held privately: enquiries to The National Archives, Archives Sector Development
See HMC [27] 12th report, appendix IX, 1891, pp343-74
11
1804-06: letters to him and WD Adams from members of the public rel to taxes
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 59318-20
12
1789-1804: papers rel to Ireland (copies)
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
MS Add.6958-6959
NRA 22706
13
1758-90: copy corresp incl letters and memoranda in French
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
Add 9493
See Annual Return 1998
14
corresp with Sir Jeffery Amherst
Kent History and Library Centre
U1350/O68
NRA 15261
15
1785-1804: letters to Lord Auckland
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 34420-61 passim, 46491, 46519
16
1785-1805: letters to the Bank of England (1 vol)
Bank of England Archive
M5/606
17
1797-99: letters to Lord Auckland
Keele University Library Special Collections and Archives
SC
NRA 1248 Sneyd
18
1784-1805: corresp with Lord Barham
National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive
MID/1/149 2/40
NRA 30121 Nat Maritime Mus
19
1794-1806: corresp with 3rd Earl Bathurst
British Library, Manuscript Collections
loan 57
NRA 20952

See HMC Bathurst MSS
20
1784-87: corresp with Lord Bolton
National Library of Ireland
NRA 8638 Orde-Powlett

See MS sources for the history of Irish civilisation, suppl 1965-1975, 1979
21
corresp with Duke of Buccleuch
Northamptonshire Archives Service
See HMC 45] Buccleuch MSS
22
1788-95: corresp with Sir James Bland Burges
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
Dep Bland Burges
NRA 19920
23
1782-95: corresp with Edmund Burke
Sheffield City Archives
WWM
NRA 1083 Wentworth Woodhouse

See Copeland & Smith, Corresp of Burke, 1955
24
1784-1804: corresp with 2nd Earl Camden
Kent History and Library Centre
U840
NRA 8410
25
1778-?1789: letters to Lord Camelford
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MS 69288
26
1792-1805: letters to George Canning
West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds
NRA 9205 Canning
27
1796-1806: corresp with Lord Castlereagh
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)
D3030
NRA 12865 Stewart
28
1788-94: corresp with Lord Cornwallis
The National Archives
PRO 30/11
29
letters (11) to Thomas Coutts
University of Michigan: William L Clements Library
Pitt papers
See Guide 1978 p112
30
1785-92: corresp with 3rd Duke of Dorset
Kent History and Library Centre
U269
NRA 8575 Sackville
31
1804: letters to Lord Eldon
Collection held privately: enquiries to The National Archives, Archives Sector Development
HMC
NRA 24582 Scott
32
1795: letters to 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam
Sheffield City Archives
WWM
NRA 1083 Wentworth Woodhouse
33
1787: letters to George, Prince of Wales
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MS 46362
34
1783-1806: letters to George III
Royal Archives
See Later Correspondence of George III, ed AAspinall, 5 vols 1962-70
35
1783-1806: corresp with 2nd and 3rd Dukes of Grafton
Suffolk Archives - Bury St Edmunds Branch
HA513
NRA 2567 Fitzroy
36
1804-1806: letters to Lord Granville
British Library, Manuscript Collections
See Former ref PRO30/29
37
1782-91: corresp with Lord Grantham and Frederick Robinson
Bedfordshire Archives
L 30/14/308, 30/15/44
NRA 6283 Wrest Park
38
1783-1806: corresp with Lord Grenville
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 58906-09
39
1779-1805: corresp with 2nd and 3rd Earls of Hardwicke
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 35424-762 passim
40
1785-1806: letters to 1st Earl of Harrowby
Harrowby Manuscripts Trust
NRA 1561 Ryder
41
1803-05: corresp with Sir Alexander Hope
National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)
GD364
NRA 10172 Hope

See NRA(S)1021
42
1784-96: letters to Lord Kenyon
Collection held privately: enquiries to The National Archives, Archives Sector Development
See HMC [35] Kenyon MSS
43
1784-95: corresp with Duke of Leeds
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Eg MS 3498
44
1785-1804: letters to Earls of Liverpool
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 38192-571 passim
45
1785-1804: letters to Lord Liverpool
British Library, Manuscript Collections
loan 72
NRA 21672
46
1783-1805: letters to Earl of Lonsdale
Cumbria Archive Centre, Carlisle
D LONS/L
NRA 17777 Lowther

See HMC [33] Lonsdale MSS
47
letters to Norman Macleod
Collection held privately: enquiries to National Register of Archives for Scotland
NRAS2950
NRA 11847 MacLeod
48
1802-06: letters to Lord Mahon
Kent History and Library Centre
U1590/C164
NRA 25095
49
1775-1805: corresp with Lord Melville
National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)
GD51
NRA 10188 Dundas
50
letters (48) to Lord Melville
University of Michigan: William L Clements Library
Pitt papers
See Guide 1978 p112
51
letters to Lord Muncaster
Manchester University: University of Manchester Library
See Librarian's report no 4 1956
52
corresp with 11th Earl of Pembroke
Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
2057
NRA 22080 Herbert
53
1784-95: letters (16) to the 3rd Duke of Portland
Nottingham University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections
PwF7699-7717
NRA 7628 Cavendish-Bentinck
54
1783-1805: corresp with George Rose
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MS 42772
55
letters (27) to George Rose
University of Michigan: William L Clements Library
Pitt papers
See Guide 1978 p112
56
corresp with Granville Sharp
Gloucestershire Archives
D49, D3549
NRA 10000 Lloyd-Baker
57
1782-84: letters to Lord Shelburne
Collection held privately: enquiries to Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
MSS Film dep 961-1005
NRA 37645 Petty
58
1786-1803: corresp with Lord Sidmouth
Devon Archives and Local Studies Service (South West Heritage Trust)
152M
NRA 8747 Addington
59
1801-05: corresp mainly with Lord Sidmouth
Durham County Record Office
D/He/270-271
NRA 12278 Headlam
60
1796-97: letters to John Simcoe
Devon Archives and Local Studies Service (South West Heritage Trust)
1038M
NRA 12870
61
1783-1804: letters (15) to 2nd Earl Spencer
British Library, Manuscript Collections
NRA 10410 Spencer
62
1785-1803: letters to Marquess of Stafford
British Library, Manuscript Collections
See Former ref PRO30/29
63
letters (42) to Lord Sydney
University of Michigan: William L Clements Library
Pitt papers
See Guide 1978 p112
64
letters (10) to Count Vorontsov
University of Michigan: William L Clements Library
Pitt papers
See Guide 1978 p112
65
1798-1806: letters to Lord Wellesley
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 12564-13915, 37274-318 passim
66
letters (10) to Lord Wellesley
University of Michigan: William L Clements Library
Pitt papers
See Guide 1978 p112
67
1791-93: corresp with Lord Westmorland
National Archives of Ireland
NRA 22312 Fane
68
1798-1800: corresp with William Wickham
Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
38M49
NRA 550 Wickham
69
1792-1805: corresp with William Windham
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MS 37844
70
corresp with Christopher Wyvill
North Yorkshire County Record Office
ZFW
NRA 13480
71
misc corresp
Cambridge University: Pembroke College Library and Archive
See Library Assoc Survey 1967
72
letters (48)
University of Michigan: William L Clements Library
Pitt papers
See Guide 1978 p112
73
1762-1884: letters of Pitt and members of his family (100 items)
Duke University: William R Perkins Library
See Guide 1980, p441