Cumberland, Richard

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The author was the son of the playwright Richard Cumberland (1732-1811), who was a friend of Garrick, Goldsmith, Reynolds and others of Johnson's circle. The younger Cumberland married the eldest daughter of the Earl of Buckinghamshire and died at Tobago.

From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155885530

Epithet: Bishop of Peterborough

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referencedIn Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan, extra-illustrated. Houghton Library
creatorOf MUSIC PUBLISHING: album of receipts, agreements and letters of musicians, chiefly relating to the firms John and Thomas Preston (John Preston & Son), and Coventry and Hollier; 1773-1863. Mostly receipts for copyright in musical compositions. The sign..., 1773-1863 British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS LITERARY AND HISTORICAL AUTOGRAPHS INCLUDING SOME VERSES; 17th -19th cent. Included among the writers are Bernard Barton, Garibaldi, Edward Bulwer Lytton, William Cobbett, Richard Cumberland, R. L. Edgworth, George IV, Laetitia Landon,..., 17th century-19th century British Library
referencedIn WARREN HASTINGS PAPERS. Vol. XXXI (ff. 72). Verses, collected by Charlotte Blunt (afterwards Imhoff by marriage with Sir Charles Imhoff, Hastings' stepson), whose name, with date 1790, is on f. 2. The verses appear to have been collected in many case..., 1790 British Library
referencedIn "PALAMON and Arcite, or The Noble Kinsmen, alter'd From Beaumont and Fletcher," a tragedy in five acts, by [Richard Cumberland ?]. Paper; xviiith cent. Small Quarto.Richard Cumberland, dramatist: "Palamon and Arcite", a tragedy: n.d.London Theatres: ..., 18th century British Library
creatorOf Cumberland, Richard. Miscellaneous manuscripts, n.d. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Vol. I (ff. 270). A -G.includes:f. 1 George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen; formerly Gordon; Prime Minister: Letter to A. Panizzi: 1856. f. 3 William Harrison Ainsworth, alias 'Cheviot Ticheburn'; novelist: Letter to A. Jones: 1840. f. 4 Ge... British Library
referencedIn VOL. I.-Letter from George Evelyn to his father, Richard Evelyn; dat. Trin. Coil. Oxon, 30 June, 1634 ; with a draft of the reply, 10 July, 1634, f. 2;-Nicolas Oudart (Secretary to Sir Edward Nicholas) to [Sir Richard Browne?] ; Oxon, 28 Apr. 1644, f..., 1634-1824 British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS English autograph letters:-A. Benjamin Charles Incledon to George Robbins; Ipswich, 15 Feb. 1816, f. 1. B. 1. Joseph Salvador to Charles Macklin; London, 6 Feb. 1761, f. 3. 2. Edmond Malone to his father; Avignon, 3 Dec. 1766, f. 5. 3...., 1699-1841 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CXCIII (ff. 187). P. [1685?]-1718includes:ff. 1-2b Lieutenant-General Daniel Parke, Governor, Leeward Islands: Letters, etc., to Duke of Marlborough: 1705-1709.: Partly signed and copies.ff. 3-5 Major William Churchill, of Dallinghoo; MP; br..., 1685-1718 British Library
referencedIn VOL. I. 1. Letters of 1778-1789, from C. de Salgas; Bursins, 1778. Fr. ff. 1, 2, 12, 15, 19, 21, 25, 35. Sir Thomas Mills, Knt, Receiver-General of Quebec; Adelphi Terrace, etc., 1778-1789, ff. 4, 57, 285, 383. Colonel E. Smith; [America, 1778], f. 6..., 1778-1789 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CXIX (ff. 221). 4 Sept. 1780-10 Nov. 1781.Hon Henry Seymour-Conway, Field-Marshal 1793: Correspondence with the 1st Earl of Liverpool: 1767-1795.M-Pierrepont, Secretary to the 1st Earl of Liverpool: Letter-books of the same written by: 1775-178... British Library
referencedIn 'THE COUNTERFEITS, or, one good turn Deserves another'; an anonymous play in five acts, with a verse prologue in rhyming couplets by 'a Clergyman' (not the author). Characters: Sir Isaac Wither, Beville, Cardess, Count Bamberini, Sober, Lady Notable,... British Library
referencedIn THORESBY PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 309). Letters, etc., of Archbishops and Bishops arranged in alphabetical order of see; circ. 1551-1721. Latin and English. At the beginning are lists made by R. Thoresby of his collections of original letters and the sour..., approximately 1551-1721 British Library
referencedIn FARR PAPERS. Vol. 1. (fr. 82). Correspondence of William Farr, F.R.S. (d. 1809), physician to the royal -naval hospital at Plymouth; 1744-1804. Included are letters of (a) Dr. Philip Doddridge; Northanipton, 21 Aug. 1747-21 May, 1751. ff. 10-19;-(b) ..., 1744-1804 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XXV. (fr. 311). Undated, A-H.includes:f. 1 G-L-Allen: Letter to G. Cumberland: n.d. f. 3 M-Balchen: Letter to G. Cumberland: n.d. f. 5 Henry Bankes: Letters to G. Cumberland: 1808-1814. f. 7 Edward Bird, artist: Letters to G. Cumberland: 1..., 1748-1835 British Library
referencedIn 44085. MISCELLANE0US LETTERS AND PAPERS, viz.:-, 1300-1923 British Library
referencedIn The life of Edmund Kean : from published and original sources, extra-illustrated Houghton Library
referencedIn DIPLOMATIC and other papers of Richard Cumberland; 1780-1791. 1. "Narrative of a secret negotiation in Spain," in 1780, 1781: in the form of a letter from R. Cumberland to the Earl of Shelburne, Secretary of State; London, 20 May, 1782. With appendi..., 1780-1791 British Library
referencedIn Vol. III (ff. i + 207). This includes a letter signed by William Cobbett, 1801 (f. 55), and copies of letters from Sterne and Swift (ff. 178, 185). For the names of authors, publishers, etc., see the Index to this catalogue; and for the titles of lit..., 1801 British Library
referencedIn Vol. iv. (ff. 453). Jan.-July, 1778.British America, and United States: Proceedings of the Commissioners sent out to treat with: 1778.British America, and United States: Papers, etc., relating to the war and public affairs: 1776-1781.includes:ff. 3, ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XVIII (ff. 359). July, 1771-Dec. 1773.Ireland: Correspondence of the 1st Earl of Liverpool as Vice-Treasurer of, etc.: 1772-1775.John Robinson, Secretary to the Treasury: Correspondence with the 1st Earl of Liverpool: 1761-1802.includes:ff. 1, 9... British Library
referencedIn Vol. I. ff. i+93.Bookplates and Book-stamps: Hennell (Edward Whittaker): circ. 1885.Bindings ENGLISH: Red morocco, gold-tooled, by J. Zaehnsdorf: 19th-20th cent.Joseph Zaehnsdorf, bookbinder: Bound, 19th-20th cent.includes:ff. 2, 3b, 5 Art. Portra... British Library
referencedIn Vol. VIII. (ff. 415). 1795-1800.Reverend Richard Denison Cumberland: Correspondence with his brother George: 1772-1825, n.d.includes:ff. 11, 27, 43, 57, 65. 110, 147, 234 b, 257 Elizabeth Cumberland, mother of G Cumberland, senior: Correspondence wit..., 1795-1800 British Library
creatorOf Hon. Augusta Leigh née Byron: literary commonplace book; circa Aug. 1805 -Aug. 1848. English and French. The contents consist largely of copies of verses and epigrams by, together with extracts from, both contem-porary and earlier poets. The main... British Library
creatorOf John Charles Herries. Vol. i (ff. 79).Contents:1. ff. 1-3. Letter to Charles Herries from Spencer Perceval, concerning the appointment of the former’s son, J. C. Herries, to be his private secretary; 26 Mar. 1807.2. ff. 4-8v. Letters to Herries fro..., 1807-1833 British Library
creatorOf CHARNWOOD AUTOGRAPHS. Vol. II. English literary autographs; circa 16th-20th cent. Included are Edmund Waller, Andrew Marvell, John Evelyn, John Locke, John Dryden, Joseph Addison, Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, William Congreve, Sir Richard Steele, ..., approximately 16th century-20th century British Library
referencedIn Vol. X. (ff. 442). July, 1804-1806.J-Barber: Letters to G. Cumberland: 1801-1807.Reverend Richard Denison Cumberland: Correspondence with his brother George: 1772-1825, n.d.includes:ff. 1, 70, 217, 303, 328, 341, 360 James Townley, of Doctors' Commo..., 1804-1806 British Library
referencedIn Vol. iii. 1700-1706.Welbore Ellis, DD, Bishop of Kildare and (1732) of Meath: Letters to his brother, J. Ellis: 1688-1721.includes:ff. 1, 37 Bernard Ellis, Colonel: Letters to J. Ellis: 1697-1701. ff. 3, 5 Charles Ellis, of Trinity College, Cambridg..., 1700-1706 British Library
referencedIn WARREN HASTINGS PAPERS. Vol. XXVIII (ff. 102). Poems, by various authors, some of which are printed in The New Foundling Hospital for Wit, 1784. The writers are:-[Henry] Addington [1st Viscount Sidmouth]. f. 1. Lady [Sophia] Burrell. f. 4. [Richard ... British Library
referencedIn ). MISCELLANEOUS original letters and papers, etc., 1645-1910. Paper (except art. A) ff. 202. Folio., 1645-1910 British Library
referencedIn Vol. I. (ff. 424). 1748-1777.Reverend Richard Denison Cumberland: Correspondence with his brother George: 1772-1825, n.d.includes:f. 2 James Balchen: Letter to G. Cumberland: 1749. ff. 3, 12 Richard Cumberland, dramatist: Letters to his cousin G. Cu..., 1748-1777 British Library
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