Pitt, William, (1708-1778), 1st Earl of Chatham, statesman

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Alternative name(s):	Chatham (Also known as)
Surname:	Pitt
Forenames:	William
Gender:	Male
Date:	1708-1778
Title:	1st Earl of Chatham
Biography:	ODNB link for Pitt, William (1708-1778) 1st Earl of Chatham, statesman
References:	DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P275407 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P139374 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for William Pitt

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	George II - George III: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham: Papers	The National Archives, Kew	PRO 30/8
2	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
3	corresp and papers (100 vols)	The National Archives	PRO30/8
4	corresp	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 6817-19, 69288-9
5	letters and papers	The National Archives	PRO30/70	NRA 6139
6	corresp and papers	Kent History and Library Centre	U1590/S5/C1-10	NRA 25095
7	1760-61: corresp (copies) with Lord Bristol, Duc de Choiseul and Hans Stanley	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 57830-31
8	1758: (18 items) corresp from Lord Anson	University of Michigan: William L Clements Library	Shelburne's Papers	See R Morriss, Guide to British Naval Papers in North America (1994)
9	letters to James Abercromby	Huntington Library		See Guide 1982
10	1758-59: letters to Sir Jeffery Amherst	Kent History and Library Centre	U1350 O20-23	NRA 15261
11	corresp with James Boswell	Yale University Libraries: Beinecke Library	GEN MSS 89	NRA 22146 Boswell
12	1773-77: letters to Lord Bridport	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 35192
13	corresp with Lord Bute	Bute Archive at Mount Stuart	NRAS631	NRA 15459 Crichton-Stuart
14	1778: letters and papers to Lord Bute	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 41357
15	1746-72: corresp with John Calcraft	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 43371
16	1756-63: letters to Duke of Devonshire	Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth	vol 16	NRA 20594 Cavendish
17	1762-77: letters to Duke of Grafton, George III, Thomas Walpole	Suffolk Archives - Bury St Edmunds Branch	HA513	NRA 2567 Fitzroy
18	1747-74: letters to George Grenville and Lord Temple (microfilm)	British Library, Manuscript Collections	RP 460
19	1754-63: corresp with Lord Hardwicke	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 35353, 35423, 35430
20	1755-61: corresp with Lord Holdernesse	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Eg MS 3432
21	1758: (38 items) corresp from Richard Howe	University of Michigan: William L Clements Library	Shelburne's Papers	See R Morriss, Guide to British Naval Papers in North America (1994)
22	1773-77: letters to Admiral Hood	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 35192
23	c1729-78: corresp with Duke of Newcastle and Lord Northington	Nottingham University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections	Ne	NRA 7411 Pelham
24	1747-65: corresp with Duke of Newcastle	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 32711-965
25	1747-57: letters (19) to John Pitt	The King's School, Canterbury	WALPOLE	NRA 15260
26	1719-78: corresp with Thomas Pitt etc	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 69288-89
27	1764-78: corresp with 2nd Marquess of Rockingham	Sheffield City Archives	WWM	NRA 1083 Wentworth Woodhouse
28	1765-83: letters from him and his wife to Lord Shelburne	Collection held privately: enquiries to Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MSS Film dep 961-1005	NRA 37645 Petty
29	1770-94: corresp with 1st Viscount Sidmouth	Devon Archives and Local Studies Service (South West Heritage Trust)	152M	NRA 8747 Addington
30	1759-63: letters to DR Warburton	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Eg MS 1955
31	misc corresp	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 6807-33
32	misc corresp (50 items)	University of Pittsburg Libraries		See NUC MS 69-1745
33	1755: accounts (2 rolls) as Paymaster General	Somerset Heritage Centre (South West Heritage Trust)		See BIHR XXIII (1950) p114
34	1750-72: letters (11)	University of Michigan: William L Clements Library	Pitt papers	See Guide 1978 p112

Related record creators
	Record creator	Description of relationship	Dates	Category of relationship
1	Pitt, Hester, (1720-1803), Baroness Chatham	spouse		Family