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National Debt

Great Britain · Government / Whig Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1784Date range
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Chronological records

1784

William Pitt the Younger Chatham, 2nd1784

Government / Whig Party Government

The National debt rises to 238m pounds & Pitt creates a single treasury

Names involved

William Pitt the Younger Chatham, 2nd

Provenance

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