BIB_ID
129570
Accession number
MA 894.16
Creator
Pitt, William, 1759-1806.
Display Date
1785 Oct. 17.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1912.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 23.5 cm
Notes
Docketed.
Part of a collection of letters from and to William Pitt the Elder and William Pitt the Younger. Letters are described in individual records; see MA 894-895 for more detail.
The recipient is only identified as J. Robinson but John Robinson (1727-1802) acted as a Government Whip during this time with responsibilities for political patronage.
Part of a collection of letters from and to William Pitt the Elder and William Pitt the Younger. Letters are described in individual records; see MA 894-895 for more detail.
The recipient is only identified as J. Robinson but John Robinson (1727-1802) acted as a Government Whip during this time with responsibilities for political patronage.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1912.
Summary
Concerning a recommendation by Robinson on behalf of a Mr. Maddison for the position of Receiver Generalship of the Post Office; saying he has several other applications and as soon as he is able to make a decision he will let him know; asking him if he could receive the papers he understands he has collected with regard to the Patronage of Government "as the Information might probably take some time to collect, and the Want of it is a constant Embarrassment to me."
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