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Pitt, William, 1759-1806 (The Younger | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)

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Dates

  • Existence: 28 May 1759 - 23 January 1806

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

5 letters to General Sir James Steuart Denham including two letters from William Pitt, Prime Minister and copy of letter from Sir James Steuart Denham to William Pitt in reply, copy of letter from Alleyne Fitz Herbert to Major General Paterson and copy of letter from the Marquis of Buckingham, Lord Lieutenant, to Lord Sydney, 1783-1791

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Scope and Contents 5 letters to General Sir James Steuart Denham, dated 1783-1791, including two letters from William Pitt, Prime Minister, dated 24 September 1789 and 4 April 1791 and copy of letter from Sir Steuart Denham to William Pitt, dated 5 April 1791 in reply, copy of letter from Alleyne Fitz Herbert to Major General Paterson, dated 21 August 1788, copy of letter from the Marquis of Buckingham, Lord Lieutenant, to Lord Sydney, dated 31 October 1788, and a clothing account, dated November 1785. 18...
Dates: 1783-1791
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Coltness Papers / Box list / MS 2291

Song for the anniversary meeting of the Pitt Club of Scotland, written out by Susan Ferrier, 1814

 Item
Identifier: Coll-2167/1/10
Scope and Contents

Song for the anniversary meeting of the Pitt Club of Scotland, 1814. Authored by Sir Walter Scott, and taken down by Miss [Susan] Ferrier.


Begins: 'O dread was the time [and] more dreadful the omen / when the brave on marching lay slaughter'd in vain...'


Song is compiled of 5 verses, each spanning 8 lines. Dramatic and nationalistic is invoked through broad iambic tetrameter and an approximate ABAB rhyme scheme.

Dates: 1814
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Collection of papers of, and relating to Sir Walter Scott / Items relating to Sir Walter Scott from a collection made by Miss Marianne Talbot

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