Lord Chatham, His Early Life and ConnectionsRosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, Earl of
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Lord Chatham, His Early Life and Connections
Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, Earl of
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
I am very well pleas'd with the conversation you Had lately, and
that you met with nothing in it that at all corresponds with the
Subject of my former letter: I shall now be at ease, and give myself
no more trouble in thinking and conjecturing about it. I am glad my
Lady Suffolk got so well to Town; if she's not the worse for her
journey, I fancy you are not much so for her return. if she did not
happen to be the most amiable Estimable Person one has seen, I
shou'd still love her For the admirable Talent she has of
Distinguishing and Describing merit, in which she do's not yeild to
the Noble Ld of our acquaintance. if she has done me justice, She
has Told you I was very stupid and play'd very well at Cricket. I
obey'd her orders to my Ld and Lady Cobham; my Lds reflection
was, He wish'd he cou'd take such a journey and do after it just
what she did. when you see Lyttelton, tell him Mr Pope has been
writing a letter to him ever since he has been here, but head-ach
and Laziness has delay'd it, so that I believe He may be time enough
at London to bring the letter to him himself, as he talks of setting
out in a few days. Ayscough has been here, and desires Lyttelton
will mention him to the Speaker for preaching before the House the
next 30th of January sermon. I'l leave off for fear I shou'd think
of half a dozen messages more.
I am most affecly Yrs
W. PITT.
direct to me at Stow I am more here than at Touster [?Towcester].
You must say 'member of Parlt' They make me pay always else.
The next two letters deal with some dark transaction relating to wine,
probably smuggled, from Guernsey.
_Stow Sept. ye 16: 1735._
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