The papers of Richard Hurd, Bishop of Worcester, (1720-1808) and of his nephew Richard Hurd jr (1750-1827) 1677-1820

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The papers of Richard Hurd, Bishop of Worcester, (1720-1808) and of his nephew Richard Hurd jr (1750-1827) 1677-1820

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22 bound letterbooks; 3 bound commonplace books; 2 folders of loose letters; 1 folder of sermons; 4 bound vols of inventories; 6 bound vols of papers on various subjects; 6 bound vols of the manuscripts of Richard Hurd jr (Hurd's nephew); library catalogues (1783, 1789, 1909, 1819, 1844, 1980)

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Hurd, Richard, 1720-1808

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Bishop of Worcester. From the description of Autograph fair copy of a poem, signed "R. Hurd M.A. Fellow of Emmanuel College", ca. 1748. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269518414 ...

Bishop Richard Hurd, 1720-1808 and his nephew, Richard Hurd, 1750-1827

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Richard Hurd (1720-1808) was born in Staffordshire and educated at Brewood School and Emmanuel College Cambridge. He was ordained deacon in 1742, held a curacy in Norfolk for a short while and returned to Emmanuel as a Fellow in 1743. In 1749 he met William Warburton (1698-1779) who encouraged him to pursue a clerical career. He was Rector of Thurcaston, Leicestershire, from 1756-1774, Bishop of Lichfield from 1774-1781 and Bishop of Worcester from 1781 until his death in 1808. He had two reside...