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NOTE1849

LORD CHATHAM--QUEEN CHARLOTTE

By G. CRUCH.

*Original Letter, written on the Resignation of Mr. Pitt, in 1761--Public Feeling on the Subject, and Changes at Court in consequence--First Impressions of Queen Charlotte.* [The following valuable original letter is now published for the first time. It will be found to be of very considerable historical curiosity and interest. The resignation of the Great Commoner in 1761, and his acceptance at the same time of a pension and a peerage for his family, were events which astonished his admirers as much as any thing else in his wonderful career. Even now, after the recent publication of all the l…

Topics: Historical Correspondence, Public Resignation, Royal Court Changes, Political Division

Locations: England