Hill, Thomas, 1760-1840

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Thomas Hill was a book collector described as "a lover of English literature who possessed one of the most copious collections of English poetry in existence."

From the description of Letter, Covent Garden, to Rev. Thomas Maurice, 1799 February 13. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 34072970

John Taylor was the editor of the newspaper The Sun, and author of a memoir titled Records of my life. Thomas Hill was the editor of the Monthly Mirror. The title page of this manuscript claims that Hill was also believed to have been the original Paul Pry, "so admirably portrayed on the stage by Liston."

From the description of A collection of forty-two letters on literary subjects from John Taylor, 1799-1811. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 67786256

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referencedIn Capel Lofft manuscript material : 6 items, 1799-1811 The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.
creatorOf Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Autograph letter signed : London, to William Charles Macready, 1841 Mar. 11. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Noble, Mark, 1754-1827,. Autograph letter signed from Mark Noble, Barming Parsonage, to Thomas Hill, Esq., London [manuscript], 1808 September 23. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Louis Arthur Holman collection of Keats iconography and related papers, 1752-1963. Houghton Library
creatorOf Britton, John, 1771-1857. Autograph letter signed : [London], to Thomas Hill, 1828 Oct. 16. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Book collectors miscellaneous papers, 1649-1937. Houghton Library
referencedIn Lofft, Capel, 1751-1824,. Autograph letters signed from Capel Lofft, Woodbridge and Bury, to various recipients [manuscript], 1811-1816. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Moody, John, 1727-1812,. Letter from John Moody, Shepherd's Bush, Middlesex, to Mr. Hill, Queenhythe, London [manuscript], 1809 January 26. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Thompson, Benjamin, 1776?-1816,. Autograph letter signed from Benjamin Thompson, Nottingham, to Thomas Hill, London [manuscript], 1801? January 24. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Litchfield, John, 1774-1858,. Autograph letter signed from John Litchfield to Thomas Hill [manuscript], 1800 August 28. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Thompson, Benjamin, 1776?-1816. Autograph letters signed (2) : Nottingham, to the book collector, Thomas Hill, 1800 Nov. 22 and 1801 Nov. 4. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Thompson, Benjamin, 1776?-1816. Benjamin Thompson letter to Thomas Hill, 1799 Dec. 20. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Linley, W. (William), 1771-1835. Letters to Thomas Hill, 1814-1835. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Dermody, Thomas, 1775-1802. Autograph letter signed : Westminster, to Mr. Hill, 1801 July 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn William Upcott scrapbook of Johnsoniana, or supplement to Boswell, ca.1750-1836. Houghton Library
creatorOf Lofft, Capel, 1751-1824. Capel Lofft manuscript material : 6 items, 1799-1811 New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Chalmers, Alexander, 1759-1834,. Autograph letters signed from Alexander Chalmers to various people [manuscript], 1809-1814. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Seymour, Edward Hickey, 1755-1819,. Autograph letter signed from Edw. Hickey Seymour to Thomas Hill, Esq., London [manuscript], 1801 September 24. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Park, Thomas, 1759-1834,. Autograph letters signed from Thomas Park, London, to various recipients [manuscript], 1801-1805. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Hill, Thomas, 1760-1840. Letter, Covent Garden, to Rev. Thomas Maurice, 1799 February 13. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Reynolds, John Hamilton, 1794-1852. Letter, [18--] "Sunday evening" : Little Britain, to Thomas Hill, London. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
referencedIn James Perry manuscript material : 1 item, ca. 1800-1821? The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.
creatorOf Smith, Horace, 1779-1849. Letter : Versailles, to Mr. Hill, 1822 Dec. 25. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
creatorOf Mathews, Charles, 1776-1835. Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Thomas Hill, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Mathews, Charles, 1776-1835. Charles Mathews letter to Dear Hill, circa 1801. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Lofft, Capel, 1751-1824,. Autograph letter signed from Capel Lofft, Sund[erland?], to Thomas Hill [manuscript], 1799 May 12. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Hill, Thomas, 1760-1840. A collection of forty-two letters on literary subjects from John Taylor, 1799-1811. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Smith, William, 1730-1819. Autograph letter signed : Bury, to Thomas Hill, 1808 Nov. 5. Pierpont Morgan Library.
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associatedWith Britton, John, 1771-1857. person
correspondedWith Chalmers, Alexander, 1759-1834, person
associatedWith Dermody, Thomas, 1775-1802. person
associatedWith Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. person
associatedWith Dillon, John, 19th cent. person
associatedWith Holman, Louis A. (Louis Arthur), 1866-1939 person
associatedWith Jones, William, Sir, 1746-1794. person
associatedWith Linley, W. (William), 1771-1835. person
correspondedWith Litchfield, John, 1774-1858, person
associatedWith Lofft, Capel, 1751-1824. person
associatedWith Mathews, Charles, 1776-1835. person
associatedWith Maurice, Thomas, 1754-1824, person
correspondedWith Moody, John, 1727-1812, person
correspondedWith Noble, Mark, 1754-1827, person
correspondedWith Park, Thomas, 1759-1834, person
associatedWith Perry, James, 1756-1821 person
associatedWith Reynolds, John Hamilton, 1794-1852. person
correspondedWith Seymour, Edward Hickey, 1755-1819, person
associatedWith Smith, Horace, 1779-1849. person
associatedWith Smith, William, 1730-1819. person
associatedWith Taylor, John, 1757-1832. person
correspondedWith Thompson, Benjamin, 1776?-1816, person
associatedWith Upcott, William, 1779-1845 person
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Birth 1760

Death 1840

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