Correspondence of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham: Volume 3 (Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries)

Pitt, William/ Taylor, William Stanhope (EDT)/ Pringle, John Henry (EDT)

Cambridge University Press（2013/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 540 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781108067508
• DDC分類 941.072

Full Description

Famed for his masterful oratory and fearless criticism of parliamentary opponents, William Pitt the Elder (1708-78) distinguished himself through the strong leadership he provided during Britain's struggle against France in the Seven Years' War. Edited by his great-grandsons and first published between 1838 and 1840, this four-volume collection presents nearly forty years' worth of letters to and from the great statesman. Each volume also contains a useful list of the principal officers of state for the period covered, along with facsimile plates of letters and signatures by some of Pitt's eminent correspondents. Volume 3 (1839) covers the period from 1766 through to November 1770. Following Rockingham's resignation in July 1766, Pitt accepted a peerage and became the Earl of Chatham, forming a new ministry that lasted until 1768. As prime minister, he was constantly troubled by longstanding health problems.

Contents

Acknowledgement; Principal officers of state; Facsimiles of autographs; Correspondence, 1765-70.