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