William Pulteney, Earl of Bath

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(b. March 22, 1684, London, England – d. July 7, 1764, Bath House, Mayfair, London )

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William Pulteney (1684-1764), was made 1st Earl of Bath of the fourth creation by King George II. He was a prominent Whig politician and opponent of Robert Walpole. His wife Anna Maria Gumley died in 1758 and his only son William Pulteney (1731-1763) died unmarried. His fortune passed first to his brother General Harry Pulteney and on his death in 1767 to Frances Pulteney, the daughter of his cousin Daniel Pulteney, and her husband William Johnstone. Elizabeth Carter’s friends expressed surprise that Lord Bath had not left her a bequest in his will, and although she insisted that she had never expected anything, his heirs settled on Carter an annuity of £100 a year, which was increased to £150 by Laura Pulteney. Lord Bath was a close friend of Elizabeth Montagu from 1760 until his death.

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Mentioned in 26 letters

Title	EMCO ID
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland	394
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton of Frankley	1113
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton of Frankley	1132
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Mary Robinson	1144
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter	1207
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter	1208
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter	1215
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Messenger Monsey	1226
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter	1228
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter	1231
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter	1232
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter	1235
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter	1237
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter	1241
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter	1244
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter	1249
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter	1250
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter	1251
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter	1252
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter	1253
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter	1293
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter	1742
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie	1851
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sarah Sloane Stanley	2356
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sarah Sloane Stanley	2357
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sir Robert Murray Keith	2388

Recipient of 147 letters

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Title	Sent	EMCO ID
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to William Pulteney, Earl of Bath		1562
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to William Pulteney, Earl of Bath	June 2, 1764	1563
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to William Pulteney, Earl of Bath	June 5, 1764	1565
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to William Pulteney, Earl of Bath	0/0/0	2156
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to William Pulteney, Earl of Bath	0/0/0	3529
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to William Pulteney, Earl of Bath	Nov. 18, 1763	4540
Letter from Elizanbeth Montagu to William Pulteney, Earl of Bath	0/0/0	4585

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