Maxwell, W. H. (William Hamilton), 1792-1850
Variant namesMaxwell was a Irish soldier in the Napoleonic wars who retired to minister to a remote Irish parish, where he began to write Irish military and sporting novels. After some success he moved to London in the 1830s, where he produced novels, military histories and biographies, and Irish and Scottish travel-books. While he did have some success, he died in poverty on December 29, 1850 in Musselburgh near Edinburgh.
From the guide to the Papers of William Hamilton Maxwell, ca 1844?, December [1844?], (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Department of Special Collections)
Irish novelist.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Dulwich, to Mr. Marsh, "Monday," [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270859976
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| referencedIn | Century Company records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| creatorOf | Patrick, Robert, 1835-1866. Robert D. Patrick letters, 1862. | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Papers of William Hamilton Maxwell, ca 1844?, December [1844?] | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Department of Special Collections | |
| creatorOf | Burns, Jean (Armour), 1767-1834. Letter, 1819, May 25, Dumfries, Scotland, to William Hamilton Maxwell, Dumfries, Scotland. | Brown University Archives, John Hay Library | |
| creatorOf | Lever, Charles James, 1806-1872,. Letters from celebrated authors and other eminent men, 1847-1887. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | New York (State). Militia. Infantry Regiment, 10th. Orderly book, 1811-1833. | New-York Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Maxwell, William Hamilton, 1792-1850. Autograph letter signed : Dulwich, to Mr. Marsh, "Monday," [n.d.]. | Pierpont Morgan Library. |
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Person
Birth 1792-06-30
Death 1850
Britons
