Porter Family Correspondence 1790s-1847

Porter family

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Porter, Jane, 1776-1850

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Jane Porter (1776-1850) was a best selling British historical novelist and the author of Thaddeus of Warsaw (1804) and The Scottish chiefs (1810). From the description of Papers of Jane Porter, 1760-1850. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122559985 Francis Legatt Chantrey was a popular and successful sculptor who made portrait busts of many of the most distinguished men of his time, including George IV, Sir Walter Scott, Willi...

Porter, William Ogilvie, 1774-1850

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Longman & Co.

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Porter family (William Ogilvie, Jane, Anna Maria and Sir Robert Ker, and their mother Jane)

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See above under Scope and content. The talented Porter siblings were the children of William Porter (1735-1779), an army surgeon. After their father's death they moved from Durham to Edinburgh, and later to London. From the guide to the Porter Family Correspondence, 1790s-1847, (Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections) ...

Porter, Robert Ker, Sir, 1777-1842

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English painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : St. Petersburg, to [Richard] Hort, 1822 Oct. 19 [OS], [1822 Oct 31 NS]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270851607 Epithet: painter and traveller British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000208.0x0001de Sir Robert Ker Porter was an English painter and traveler. From the guide to the Robert Ker Porter papers, 1805-1849., (Ho...

Porter, Anna Maria, 1778-1832

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British author. From the description of Letter : to "Miss Cockle," Newcastle upon Tyne, 1821 Jan. 12. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 29458717 Epithet: novelist, sister of Sir R K Porter British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000411.0x000114 Anna Maria Porter, like her sister Jane, was a popular English novelist and poet. Precocious and nurtured in her early years, Anna Maria published a ...