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---- "Derby Mercury" Thursday, 21 September 1786 to Thursday, 28 September 1786, page 4:
Last Night died in Child-bed the Right Hon. Lady Harriot Elliot, Wife of the Hon. Edw. James Elliot, and Daughter to the late Earl of Chatham ---- The Child of which her Ladyship was delivered (a Daughter) is, we hear, likely to do well.
--- "Caledonian Mercury" 02 Oct 1786, page 3:
Extract of a letter from London, Sept. 28.
The Council, which was to have met yesterday for the purpose of fixing the time of meeting for the ensuing session of Parliament, was postponed on account of the death of Lady Elliot, Mr. Pitt's sister, by the loss of which he was too much affected to be able to attend to any kind of business. This however, was not understood until his Majesty, together with the Marquis of Carmarthen and Lord ??ney, had entered the Council Chamber, Mr. Pitt having signified that he would attend, notwithstanding the family misfortune he had met with, rather than the affairs of the nation should be neglected. In consequence of this the Council met; but the Minister not being able to get the better of his feelings, sent, at half past three, to excuse himself; and his Majesty, after giving audience to several persons, returned to Windsor, without any business being transacted.
--- "Kentish Gazette" 03 Oct 1786, page 2:
The cause of the postponement of the Council on Wednesday, was in compliment to Mr. Pitt, who is with all the family inconsolable, on account of the death of Lady Elliot.
--- "Bury and Norwich Post" 4 Oct 1786, page 1:
Mr. Pitt has lately been much indisposed, occasioned by the unexpected death of Lady Harriot Eliott --- a sister whom he loved with the most tender affection, and whose many virtues and amiable qualities entitled her to universal respect and esteem. --- His Majesty shewed the utmost anxiety for the Premier's health, and the Council was twice postponed; he was sufficiently recovered to attend on Thursday.
--- "Hereford Journal" 5 Oct 1786, page 3:
London, Tuesday, October 3.
Yesterday morning the remains of Lady Harriot Elliot, sister to Mr. Pitt, were interred in Westminster Abbey, in the same vault with her father, the late Earl of Chatham.
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---(Undated letter written by Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, to his daughter, Georgiana. Apparently written in October of 1786, upon the death of Lady Harriot (Pitt) Eliot, who was the daughter of Lord & Lady Chatham, sister-in-law of Georgiana by the marriage of her own sister Mary Elizabeth to John Pitt, brother of the deceased. The “Burton†mentioned was Burton Pynsent, home of the Chathams.)
My Dearest Georgiana,
I do not like to let the Post go out without a letter for you, though I beg that you would not think of answering my letters. Neither your Mother nor I am so unreasonable as to expect it. I have opened a letter from your Maid which gives a tolerable account of you and your Sister and likewise of poor Lady Chatham. She does not mention Lord Chatham, but I trust much to his Fortitude and Temper. I need not say how ardently I wish you all every possible consolation and feel much uneasiness at being at such a distance as to be of little or no use to any of you.
Mr. Pitt’s business is of much use to him. He is well in health. I understand that Mr. Eliot is a little more composed.
Lady Sydney is tolerably well but suffers much for you all.
God bless you, my dearest Georgiana, My best wishes attend you and all at Burton.
Yours most affectionately,
Sydney
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