Burney family collection 1767-1903 1790-1825

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Burney family collection 1767-1903 1790-1825

The collection contains correspondence of several members of the Burney family, particularly Charles Burney (1726-1814); his children Charles Burney, D. D. (1757-1817), Fanny Burney (1752-1840), and Susanna Burney Philips; and Charles Burney IV (1815-1907). Other major correspondents include Alexandre d'Arblay, William Bewley, Peter Paul Dobree, George Isaac Huntingford, John Kaye, Hester Lynch Piozzi, Thomas Twining, and John Young.

Total Boxes: 23; Linear Feet: 8.05'

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There are 37 Entities related to this resource.

Pacchierotti, Gasparo, 1740-1821

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Burney, Charles Parr, 1785-1864

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Charles Parr Burney, English schoolmaster and clergyman. From the description of Charles Parr Burney manuscript material : 1 item, 1823 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 682323732 Charles Parr Burney, English schoolmaster and clergyman. He is the grandson of Charles Burney, the musician and author; the son of Charles Burney, D.D., the scholmaster and book collector; and the nephew of Frances Burney, Madam d'Arblay, the writer. From the guide to the C...

Burney family.

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Charles Burney (1726-1814), musicologist and man of letters, was the author of A General History of Music (1776). Fanny Burney (1752-1840), diarist and novelist, served at the court of George III and married the émigré Alexandre d'Arblay in 1793. From the description of Burney family collection, 1767-1903 (bulk 1790-1825). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702134100 ...

Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess, 1780-1863

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British politician and Irish peer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to an unidentified recipient, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 593760516 ...

Malone, Edmond, 1741-1812

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Edmond Malone, Irish literary scholar and biographer. From the description of Edmond Malone manuscript material : 5 items, 1789-1801 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 727069871 From the guide to the Edmond Malone manuscript material : 5 items, 1789-1801, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Irish-born English scholar, editor, and pioneer in efforts to establish an authentic text and chronology of Shake...

Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769-1830

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English portrait painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to J.W. Croker, 1815 Feb. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 663622098 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to [J.W. Croker], Monday noon [1829 Feb. 23]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 664707618 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to [J.W. Croker], [1829] Feb. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 664707570 From the description of Auto...

Young, John, approximately 1750-1820

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Burney, Charles, 1757-1817

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Charles Burney, D.D., English schoolmaster and book collector. He is the brother of Fanny Burney, Madame D'Arblay, the writer. From the guide to the Charles Burney (schoolmaster and book collector) manuscript material : 1 item, 1816, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Charles Burney, D.D., English schoolmaster and book collector. From the description of Charles Burney (schoolmaster and book collector) manuscri...

Pacchierotti, Gasparo.

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Kaye, John, 1783-1853

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Bishop of Lincoln. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cambridge, to "My dear Lord", 1827 Dec. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270859777 ...

Finch, Robert, 1783-1830

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Colman, George, 1732-1794

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The Spanish barber was first performed at the Haymarket Theatre in London on 30 Aug. 1777. From the description of The Spanish barber : or the fruitless precaution, a comic opera / by George Colman : manuscript, [ca. 1777]. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612774129 Colman was an English dramatist; his son, George Colman the younger, was also an English dramatist. From the description of Correspondence with Bow Street magistrates, 1773-1823. (Harvard Uni...

Burney, Charles, 1726-1814

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Charles Burney, British musician and author. He is the father of Frances Burney, Madame d'Arblay, the writer. From the guide to the Charles Burney (musician and author) manuscript material : 1 item, 1792, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Charles Burney established a reputation as an organist and composer before moving to London in 1760. There he became a central figure in the circle gathered around author Samuel Johnson...

Burney family.

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Huntingford, George Isaac, 1748-1832

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Arblay, Alexandre Jean Baptiste Piochard, comte d', 1754-1818

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Twining, Thomas, 1735-1804

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English musician, and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Colchester, to Mme. d'Arblay, 1793 Oct. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270573667 ...

Burney, Edward Francis, 1760-1848

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A cousin of the novelist Frances Burney (1752-1840). From the description of Letters, 1804. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 231682921 ...

Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809

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English statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Sir J.C. Hippisley, 1800 June 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618754 From the description of Copy of an autograph letter signed : [London], to "The Viceroy", 1796 Apr. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270861210 From the description of Letter signed : Whitehall, to John Kirby, Keeper of Newgate Gaol, 1800 Oct. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618764 From the descript...

Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840

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Burney was an English novelist and letter writer. Mary Hamilton was a good friend of hers. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Fanny Burney to Mary Hamilton, Norbury Park, 1784 July 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754865184 English novelist, author of Evelina, Cecilia, and Camilla. Born Frances Burney, married General d'Arblay. From the description of ALS : to Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi, [1781] May 31-June 5. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). ...

Heber, Richard, 1773-1833

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Epithet: MP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000390.0x0000d3 Epithet: book collector British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x000331 ...

Dobree, Peter Paul, 1782-1825

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Dyer, George, 1755-1841

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George Dyer, English author and advocate of political reform. He wrote several works in the interest of England's poor, and counted many notable literary figures among his social circle, including Wordsworth, Coleridge, Godwin, and Southey. From the description of George Dyer manuscript material : 17 items, 1792-1824 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 174137726 Epithet: of Add MS 36806 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Desc...

Scott, William, Baron Stowell, 1745-1836

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Stowell held a variety of position within the govenment including Advocate General for Lord High Admiralty (1782), Judge for Consistory Court (1788-1821), Privy Councilor (1798), and Judge of High Court of Admiralty (1798-1828). From the description of Letter to the vice-chancellor of Oxford University, 14 March 1807. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234337873 Judge of the High Court of the Admiralty. From the description of Autograph letter sign...

Southey, Robert, 1774-1843

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v40s48 (person)

English poet, literary scholar, historian and biographer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Keswick, to an unidentified man, 1836 Jan. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 603582965 English poet and man of letters. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Keswick, to Moxon, 1837 July 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662734 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Keswick, to an unidentified correspondent, 1837 Mar. 2....

Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821

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Hester Lynch Thrale (born Hester Lynch Salusbury and after her second marriage, Hester Lynch Piozzi ) was a British diarist, author, and patron of the arts. Her diaries and correspondence are an important source of information about Samuel Johnson and eighteenth-century life. From the description of Autograph poem, unsigned, an adaptation of Francis Fawkes's "An Autumnal Ode, " no date [paper watermarked 1813]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864928 From the description of...

Nichols, John, 1745-1826

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John Nichols (1745-1826) apprenticed as a printer in London with William Bowyer, and then entered into a partnership with Bowyer from 1767 until Bowyer's death in 1777. He served as printer, editor, and part-owner of the Gentleman's Magazine from 1778 until his death, and was a prolific editor and author of scholarly works. From the guide to the Papers, 1777-1822., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) John Nichols (1745-1826) was one of the most pr...

Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833

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British politician, philanthropist and leader of the movement to abolish slavery. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to [Samuel] Bayard, Esq., [1795]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 603596632 William Wilberforce, British politician and philanthropist, was born in Hull, Yorkshire. In 1780 he entered The House of Commons and acquired a reputation for radicalism. Wilberforce is most known for his opposition to slavery and the slave trade. In 1787 he for...

Knight, Richard Payne, 1751-1824

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jh3whk (person)

Epithet: of Add MS 36501 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000753.0x000045 Epithet: of Add MS 35649 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000753.0x000044 Epithet: MP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000753.0x000040 Epithet: numismatist Bri...

Bewley, William, 1726-1783.

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Burney, Charles P. (Charles Parr), 1785-1864

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Epithet: Reverend British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001030.0x0001bb ...

Pretyman, George, 1750-1827

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Later Bishop of Lincoln and Winchester. From the description of Autograph note in the third person : to Sir Peter Burrell. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618978 ...

Parr, Samuel, 1747-1825

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mk6j22 (person)

Samuel Parr was a Latin scholar and schoolmaster, educated at Cambridge. He served as perpetual curate in Warwickshire and during that time established a school in Stanmore, served as headmaster of Colchester and Norwich Schools, wrote essays and sermons with strong and often controversial leanings, and amassed a library of more than 10,000 books. He was a friend of Joseph Priestley and wrote the Latin epitaph for Samuel Johnson in St. Paul's. From the description of Samuel Parr lett...

Latrobe, Christian Ignatius, 1758-1836

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English composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Wallingford Sept. 27 1821, to his son the Rev. P[eter] Latrobe, 1821 Sept. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270667159 ...

Martini, Giovanni Battista

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Italian writer on music, teacher, and composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Bologna, 15 May 1758, to an unidentified padre in Padua, 1758 May 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270581886 ...

Walker, Joseph C. (Joseph Cooper), d. 1810

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Hüttner, Johann Christian, 1765-1849.

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