PITT, WILLIAM (THE YOUNGER). Autograph Letter Signed, "WPitt," to "Mr. Ward," explaining that the large number of applications for the Living of Wakefield [minister's endowment for a parish in Wakefield, West Yorkshire?] prevents him from giving assurance about recommending Mr. Mackereth. 1 1/2 pages, small 4to, with integral blank; some chipping and short closed tears at right edge (not affecting text), faint bleedthrough overall, folds. "Downing Street" [London], 4 December 1784
