Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809

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Birth 1738
Death 1809

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English statesman.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Sir J.C. Hippisley, 1800 June 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618754

From the description of Copy of an autograph letter signed : [London], to "The Viceroy", 1796 Apr. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270861210

From the description of Letter signed : Whitehall, to John Kirby, Keeper of Newgate Gaol, 1800 Oct. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618764

From the description of Letter signed : Whitehall, to Major-General Keppel, 1796 Sept. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618726

From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Thomas Heathcote, 1802 Nov. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618733

From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to the Dean of Canterbury, 1799 Oct. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618728

From the description of Letter signed : Bulstrode, to Dennis O'Bryen, 1800 Aug. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618743

The Duke of Portland served as First Lord of the Treasury as part of a coalition government in Great Britain in 1783 and again in 1807-1809.

David Hartley was a statesman and scientific inventor. In September 1783, he and Benjamin Franklin drew up the peace treaty (the Treaty of Paris) between Great Britain and the United States of America.

From the description of Duke of Portland autograph letter signed to David Hartley, 1783 April 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 778206827

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