TY - BOOK ID - 85469369 TI - Correspondence of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham. AU - Pitt, William AU - Taylor, William Stanhope AU - Pringle, John Henry PY - 1838 SN - 110737510X 1108067492 PB - Place of publication not identified : Cambridge : publisher not identified, Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Statesmen KW - Great Britain KW - Politics and government KW - Pitt, William, KW - Chatham, William Pitt, KW - P--tt, KW - P., W. KW - Pitt, Uilʹi︠a︡m, KW - Uilʹi︠a︡m Pitt, KW - W. P. KW - Celebrated commoner, UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85469369 AB - 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. Including six pre-1760 letters, Volume 2 (1838) chiefly covers the period from 1760 through to the end of July 1766. The accession of a hostile George III in October 1760 created difficulties for Pitt, which resulted in his resignation from government a year later. During his time in opposition, the Treaty of Paris concluded Anglo-French hostilities. ER -