Pitt, William, (1759-1806), statesman

This page summarises records created by this Person

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

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	The Story Durham (formerly 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	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