Martyn, Benjamin, 1699-1763
Variant namesEpithet: Secretary to the Trustees for the Colony of Georgia
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001301.0x000391
Benjamin Martyn (1699-1763) was born in England, He was an original member of the Society for the Encouragement of Learning, founded in 1736, and was Secretary to the Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia in America, 1732-1752. A writer, he created the play Timoleon, possibly with assistance from Alexander Pope. This play was performed in 1729 or 1730.
From the description of Benjamin Martyn papers, 1741 (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 76945095
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| creatorOf | Garrick, David, 1717-1779. Autograph epilogue by David Garrick [to Timoleon by Benjamin Martyn] [manuscript], [1772]. | Folger Shakespeare Library | |
| referencedIn | Vol. cix. (ff. 365). Diplomatic Correspondence Jan.-Apr. 1737.James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave: Correspondence with B. Keene: 1728-1739.Sir Benjamin Keene, KB; diplomatist: Correspondence with the Duke of Newcastle: 1727-1756.Sir Benjamin Keene,... | British Library | |
| referencedIn | Vol. I (ff. i + 214). (a) Papers relating to the "European Magazine," with details respecting the Handel Commemoration, 1784-1787. ff. 59 b-100; (b) Facsimile of Milton's assignment of "Paradise Lost" to S. Symons, 1667. The original is Add. MS. 1886... | British Library | |
| creatorOf | Garrick, David, 1717-1779. Epilogue by David Garrick for Timoleon [manuscript], [1772]. | Folger Shakespeare Library | |
| creatorOf | Martyn, Benjamin, 1699-1763. Benjamin Martyn papers, 1741 | Georgia Historical Society |
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Birth 1699
Death 1763-10-25
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