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Authentic copies of Mr. Pitt's letter to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and of His Royal Highness's reply [electronic resource].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806.
- Standardized Title:
- Authentic copies of Mr. Pitt's letter
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Regency--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.
- Regency.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (14p. )
- Place of Publication:
- [London : s.n., 1789]
- Notes:
- Concerns Pitt's offer of a regency to the Prince of Wales, occasioned by George III's illness.
- The reply, sometimes attributed to Sheridan, is in fact most probably by Edmund Burke (cf. Todd, 'A bibliography of Edmund Burke', p.274).
- This edition was probably privately printed for distribution to the members of both Houses of Parliament.
- Contains an advertisement warning that "very inaccurate copies of the communication made by Mr. Pitt .. and of his Royal Highness's reply, .. appeared in the daily prints, ..".
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T225905.
- OCLC:
- 510722995
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