A Short Answer to Earl Stanhope's Observations on Mr. Pitt's Plan for the Reduction of the National Debt

[Sir George Pretyman Tomline]

Published by T. Cadell, London, 1786

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(2), 50 pages; London: Very Good. 1786. First Edition. (2) , 50 pages; Pages unmarked, removed document from a bound volume containing multiple publications. OCLC 27998539 (only 25 locations) Authorship attributed to Sir George Pretyman Tomline, 5th Baronet FRS (born George Pretyman; 1750 - 1827) . The author was an English clergyman, theologian, Bishop of Lincoln and then Bishop of Winchester. Pretyman became tutor (and eventually friend and confidant) to William Pitt the Younger who was sent to Pembroke in 1773. Pitt became Prime Minister of Great Britain in December 1783 and won the 1784 British general election. In 1784, Pretyman was appointed Pitt's private secretary. Pretyman's mathematical ability was soon called upon in advising Pitt on the sinking fund and other technicalities of fiscal policy. In 1785 Pretyman Tomline was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. He wrote the Memoir of the Life of the Right Honorable William Pitt, 2 vols. Published in 1821. . ; Economics and Business, Most Recent Listing, Most Recent Listing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Short Answer to Earl Stanhope's Observations on Mr. Pitt's Plan for the Reduction of the National Debt
• Publisher: T. Cadell, London
• Publication Date: 1786
• Binding: Disbound
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good