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Adams, William Dacres, (1775-1862), Private Secretary to Pitt the Younger and Commissioner of Woods and Forests

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Surname: Adams
Forenames: William Dacres
Gender: Male
Date: 1775-1862
History: Clerk in the Secretary of State's Office. Private Secretary to Pitt the Younger during Pitt's last ministry from 1804-1806. Private Secretary of the Duke of Portland 1807-1811. A Commissioner of Woods and Forests 1811-1834.
References: PROCAT; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P275474 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P163065 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1676-1856: William Dacres Adams: Papers
British Library, Manuscript Collections
PRO 30/58
2
1770-1906: corresp and papers
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MS 89036
NRA 8264 Adams
3
1805-1806: letters (13) to Lord Barham
National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive
MID/1/1
NRA 30121 Nat Maritime Mus