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Book SynopsisJohn Hatsell (17331820) held the office of Clerk of the House of Commons from 1768 to 1820. In his letters and Memorabilia entries - published here for the first time - Hatsell brought to bear his intimate familiarity with high politics during the reign of George III. Hatsell''s expertise in financial policy inspired him to offer counsel to Pitt the Younger during Pitt''s first premiership (17831801). Hatsell''s other correspondents include Henry Addington (speaker 17891801 and prime minister 1801-1804), Charles Abbot (speaker 18021817), and William Eden (diplomat and President of the Board of Trade in the Ministry of All the Talents, 18061807). Hatsell centres his attention on the enduring constitutional significance of the changes he experienced in his public and private life. Hatsell''s wry humour is often on display as he reveals the lighter side of social and political life in Great Britain.
Trade Review'The Papers of John Hatsell is an erudite, entertaining, and profoundly interesting book. It is one that cannot but inspire readers to investigate further, events of which they might previously have been unaware. An unmissable read' Jacqy Sharpe, 1650–1850
Table of ContentsForeword by Sir Malcolm Jack, KCB, Clerk of the House of Commons (2006–2011); Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Editorial Practices; The Papers of John Hatsell, Clerk of the House of Commons; Selected Correspondence; Memorabilia; Index.
