Originally published in 1915, this book contains the biography of Thomas Pitt, the grandfather of William Pitt the Elder and owner of the famous Pitt Diamond, now known as the Regent Diamond and in the collection of the Louvre Museum. Sir Cornelius Neale Dalton focuses mostly on Pitt's time as Governor of Madras, but also addresses his role in the Hanoverian succession and his youthful adventures. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the colonial history of India or in late Stuart government.
Originally published in 1915, this book contains the biography of Thomas Pitt, the grandfather of William Pitt the Elder and owner of the famous Pitt Diamond, now known as the Regent Diamond and in the collection of the Louvre Museum. Sir Cornelius Neale Dalton focuses mostly on Pitt's time as Governor of Madras, but also addresses his role in the Hanoverian succession and his youthful adventures. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the colonial history of India or in late Stuart government.
1. The Dorset Pitt family 2. Early days in India 3. The interlopers' triumph 4. A set back to interloping 5. Ten years in England 6. Pitt's last interloping adventure 7. Appointed Governor of Fort St George 8. Fort St George 9. The New East India Company 10. The embassy to the Great Mogul 11. The end of the embassy 12. Daud Khan 13. The blockade of Fort St George 14. The Great Diamond leaves India 15. The union of the two companies 16. The Great Diamond in England 17. Official worries begin 18. Further official troubles 19. The right and left hand castes 20. Negotiations with the mogul 21. Last days at Fort St George 22. The Governor's deposition 23. Conjugal estrangement 24. Robert Pitt 25. The Governor's return to England 26. Starting life again at home 27. Family and political discords 28. The Hanoverian succession 29. The Governorship of Jamaica 30. The sale of the Great Diamond 31. Declining years and death 32. His character Index.
1. The Dorset Pitt family 2. Early days in India 3. The interlopers' triumph 4. A set back to interloping 5. Ten years in England 6. Pitt's last interloping adventure 7. Appointed Governor of Fort St George 8. Fort St George 9. The New East India Company 10. The embassy to the Great Mogul 11. The end of the embassy 12. Daud Khan 13. The blockade of Fort St George 14. The Great Diamond leaves India 15. The union of the two companies 16. The Great Diamond in England 17. Official worries begin 18. Further official troubles 19. The right and left hand castes 20. Negotiations with the mogul 21. Last days at Fort St George 22. The Governor's deposition 23. Conjugal estrangement 24. Robert Pitt 25. The Governor's return to England 26. Starting life again at home 27. Family and political discords 28. The Hanoverian succession 29. The Governorship of Jamaica 30. The sale of the Great Diamond 31. Declining years and death 32. His character Index.
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