Richard Champion letter book 1773-1775

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Richard Champion letter book 1773-1775

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Richard Champion (1743-1791) of Bristol, England was a noted merchant and porcelain manufacturer. Champion, a Quaker, was active in political and civic affairs and sympathetic to American interests. He worked to elect Edmund Burke to Parliament for Bristol in 1774. Champion emigrated with his family to South Carolina in 1784 and settled near Camden, where he died in 1791. This is the fourth volume in chronological order of five letter books transcribed by Richard Champion and members of his family from original correspondence (the other volumes, numbered I-IV, are at the Bristol Record Office). Incoming and outgoing letters, dating 18 February 1773-21 January 1775, concern civic affairs in Bristol, including the licensing of a theater; the election of Edmund Burke; Anglo-American commerce and politics; family and business matters; his china patent; and other subjects. Among the correspondents are William Baker, Edmund Burke, Richard Burke, Thomas Pitt, the painter Nicholas Pocock, and members of the Champion family and their friends.

1 v. (173 leaves)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Pitt, Thomas, 1737-1793

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English politician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to an unidentified peer, 1785 Mar. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133527 Art connoisseur and public official of Great Britain. From the description of Thomas Pitt, Baron Camelford correspondence, circa 1782. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450069 ...

Champion family

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Champion, Richard, 1743-1791

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South Carolina representative, Quaker, ceramist, and planter of Kershaw County, S.C.; immigrant to the United States, 1784, for political and financial reasons; native of Bristol, England. From the description of Richard Champion papers, 1785-1789. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 33598172 Richard Champion (1743-1791) of Bristol, England was a noted merchant and porcelain manufacturer. Champion, a Quaker, was active in political and civic affairs and sympa...

Baker, W. (William), 1743-1824

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Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797

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Private secretary to the British prime minister Rockingham who opposed British policies in America. From the description of ALS, 1775 January 12 : Westminister, to the Marquis of Rockingham. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 14283720 English statesman and orator. From the description of Autograph letter in the third person : [n.p.], to Sir Peter Burrell, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270858706 From the description of Autogr...

Burke, Richard, 1733-1794

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Brother of Edmund Burke. From the description of Autograph letter in third person : [London], to the Misses Francis, [no year] Apr. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270513212 ...

Pocock, Nicholas, 1740?-1821

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Pocock commanded Richard Champion's ships, the Betsy and the Minerva, on twelve voyages to America from Bristol, England. Pocock was an accomplished painter and watercolorist. From the description of Logbooks : of the Minerva (Snow), 1772-1776. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 30820800 ...