Correspondence of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham: Volume 2 by ... - 9781108067492

Correspondence of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham: Volume 2Author(s): William Pitt, William Stanhope Taylor, John Henry Pringle\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108067492, 978-1108067492\nSynopsis\nFamed for his masterful oratory and fearless criticism of parliamentary opponents, William Pitt the Elder [tel] 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 [tel] chiefly covers the period from 1760 through to t.