About Governor Pitt and His Diamond

The Pitt Diamond, or Regent Diamond, was named for its owner, Governor Pitt, who was always very nervous and agitated and fearful that his diamond would be stolen.

The late Duke of Brunswick had a collection of diamonds and such was his fear of being robbed of these objects, that he would not sleep from his house a single night.

Similar terrors haunted the mind of Governor Pitt, the owner of the magnificent diamond afterwards purchased by the Regent Orleans in France. After his return to England with his precious charge, he used to change his lodgings frequently, and would never give his address for fear of exciting attention. It is stated that he was in a constant state of nervous agitation if any one regarded him particularly.


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