Correspondence of William Pitt

Hans Stanley, Esq. to Mr. Pitt, June 9.- Detailing his conversa-
tions with the Duc de Choiseul
The Earl of Bute to Mr. Pitt, June 14.- Congratulations on the
taking of Belleisle

The Honourable Commodore Keppel to Mr. Pitt, June 15.-

Probable effects of the reduction of Belleisle upon France

Mr. Pitt to Lady Hester Pitt, July 2.—State of his health
M. de Voltaire to Mr. Pitt, July 19. -Soliciting his subscription
to an edition of the Works of Corneille

Mr. Pitt to M. de Voltaire, in reply, September 4.
The Honourable Sir Edward Walpole to Mr. Pitt, August 4.
Asking him to make his son-in-law a bishop

The Earl of Bute to Mr. Pitt, August 14.-

King's concern that Mr. Pitt's last letter to M. de Bussy was

carried in the council by a slender majority

M. Wall to the Count de Fuentes, August 17.- Complains of a

passage in Mr. Pitt's letter to Lord Bristol noticing the arma-

ments and preparations going on in the ports of Spain

The Marquis Grimaldi to the Count de Fuentes, August 31.-

Announces the fears of the court of Spain for the fleet, the

desire to gain time till it reaches Cadiz, the privately sending

twelve ships by way of convoy, and the signing of the Family

Compact

The same to the same, September 13. — Announces the ratifi-

cation of the Family Compact. [Steps taken by Mr. Pitt in

council, on the discovery of the existence of this Treaty. His

resignation on the 5th of October, note.]

General Count de Lally to Mr. Pitt, September 29.- Soliciting

permission to repair to France, upon his parole. [The Count's

trial and execution, note.]

The Earl of Bute to Mr. Pitt, October 6.

Announcing the

King's desire to bestow on him some mark of the royal favour;

and suggesting either the government of Canada, or the chan-

cellorship of the Duchy of Lancaster.

Mr. Pitt to the Earl of Bute, in reply, October 7.- Doubts the

propriety of his going into either of the offices, and expresses a

wish that his family may be comprehended in any monument

of royal approbation

The Earl of Bute to Mr. Pitt, October 8.

Announcing that the

King will confer the dignity of peerage on Lady Hester Pitt,

with a grant of three thousand pounds per annum

Mr. Pitt to the Earl of Bute, in reply, October 8.

of veneration and gratitude

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The Earl of Bute to Mr. Pitt, in reply, October 9.

what title he has chosen, and the names to be inserted in the

grant

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The Bishop of Gloucester (Dr. William Warburton) to Mr. Pitt,

October 8. Expressions of satisfaction at Mr. Pitt's declining

further service, and of attachment to his person and interests

Lord Feversham to Mr. Pitt, October 10.- Regrets his resig-

nation, and laments the distractions with which divided councils

may cloud the new reign

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Mr. Pitt to Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, October 13. - An-

nounces his retirement from office, and states the causes of it - 156

Mr. Pitt to William Beckford, Esq., October 15. — Explains the

causes of his resigning the seals, in answer to certain gross mis-

representations in the city. [His administration characterised by

Mr. Burke, note.]

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The Bishop of Gloucester to Mr. Pitt, October 17. — Defending

his resignation, and stating the conduct of Mr. Charles Yorke

towards him

George Pitt, Esq. (afterwards Lord Rivers) to Mr. Pitt,

October 21. Entreating Mr. Pitt's approbation of his appoint-

ment to succeed Mr. Stuart Mackenzie in the embassy to Turin. 163

Mr. Pitt to George Pitt, Esq., October. — Disclaiming any share

in the merit of the said appointment

William Beckford Esq. to Mr. Pitt, November 6. - Entreating

him to dine at Guildhall on Lord Mayor's day

Thomas Nuthall, Esq. to Lady Chatham, November 12.- Giving

an account of Mr. Pitt's reception in the city on Lord Mayor's

day. [Proceedings in parliament on the opening of the session,

from the Mitchell MSS., note.]

1762.

The Bishop of Gloucester to Mr. Pitt, March 26.

Sir Richard Lyttelton to Mr. Pitt, April 14.- Congratulations

on the conquest of Martinico. Sentiments of Clement the

Thirteenth thereon

The Earl of Tyrawly to Mr. Pitt, April 15. Sends him a pair

of Portuguese wooden stirrups. State of the dispute between

Spain and Portugal

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Mr. Pitt to the Earl of Tyrawly, in reply. — Thanks for his kind

remembrance. British army in Portugal. [Mr. Pitt's speech

on the grant to the King of Portugal. Resignation of the

Duke of Newcastle. Lord Bute's administration. Lord Barring-

ton's account of the new appointments, note.]

Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick to Mr. Pitt, July 20.

him for his congratulations on the victory of the allied armies

Marshals over D'Etrées and the Prince Soubise

Thomas Nuthall, Esq. to Mr. Pitt, October 14.

sundry ministerial changes

Thanks

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The Bishop of Gloucester to Mr. Pitt, October 24.- Abuses of
religious and literary liberty

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Mr. Pitt to the Bishop of Gloucester, in reply, October. — Distinc-

tion between the errors of popery and of puritanism. Danger

of a general law for the prevention of abuses of the press - 186

The Bishop of Gloucester to Mr. Pitt, in reply, November 14. - 189

Earl Temple to Lady Chatham, October 10.- Duel between
Wilkes and Lord Talbot, at Bagshot
The same to the same, November. State of parties [Proceed-
ings in both Houses at the opening of the session, from the
Mitchell MSS, note.]
The Bishop of Gloucester to Mr. Pitt, December 3. — Conveying
a commission from the Duke of Newcastle. [Tottering state of
the ministry, note.]

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The Honourable Thomas Hervey to Mr. Pitt, December 5.-

Invites him to testify his public opinion of the preliminaries

of peace. [Mr. Pitt's speech thereon, note.]

Thomas Hollis, Esq. to Mr. Pitt, December 21.- Enclosing

Count Algarotti's Dedication of his "Essay on the Opera" to

Soliciting

Mr. Pitt to Thomas Hollis, Esq., in reply, December

Bamber Gascoyne, Esq. to Mr. Pitt, December 22.-

his opinion, whether he should accept a situation in the Board

of Trade

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Mr. Pitt to Bamber Gascoyne, Esq., December 22. - Declines
giving his advice, in pursuance of an inviolable rule. [State of the
Duke of Newcastle's party, from the Mitchell MSS., note.]

Sir Richard Lyttelton to Mr. Pitt, December 23. Speculations

on Mr. Pitt's domestic occupations. Appointment to the gover-

norship of Minorca

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Mr. Pitt to Sir Richard Lyttelton, in reply, January, 8.- Domestic