[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [A History of the Mahrattas](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826) › v1.c19.25 # A History of the Mahrattas v1.c19.25 A History of the Mahrattas v1.c19.25 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c19.25) ² Original letters from the Madras Records. This Mr. Pitt was the father of Lord Chatham. \[He was the grandfather, not the father, of the Earl of Chatham. Thomas Pitt (1653–1726), the Governor of Madras, often called ‘Diamond Pitt,’ was the second son of John Pitt, rector of Blandford St. Mary. He was appointed President of - [Previous: v1.c19.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c19.24) - [Next: v1.c19.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c19.26) - [Up: v1.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c19.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c19.25) · Pramāṇa