Letters from various correspondents, 1805-1844.

Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi, 1797-1856

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Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi Vestris (March 3, 1797 – August 8, 1856) was an English actress and a contralto opera singer, appearing in works by, among others, Mozart and Rossini. She was born in London in 1797, the first of two daughters of German pianist Theresa Jansen Bartolozzi and art dealer Gaetano Stefano Bartolozzi. Lucia studied music and was noted for her voice and dancing ability. She was married at age 16 to the French ballet dancer, Auguste Armand Vestris, a scion of the great family ...

Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893

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Frances Anne "Fanny" Kemble (27 November 1809 – 15 January 1893) was a British actress from a theatre family in the early and mid-19th century. She was a well-known and popular writer and abolitionist, whose published works included plays, poetry, eleven volumes of memoirs, travel writing and works about the theatre. In 1834, Kemble married a wealthy Philadelphian, Pierce Mease Butler, grandson of U.S. Senator Pierce Butler, whom she had met on an American acting tour with her father in 1832....

Adolphus, John, 1768-1845

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English barrister and historian. From the guide to the John Adolphus manuscript material : 1 item, 1825, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) ...

Pott, Joseph Holden, 1758-1847

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Epithet: Archdeacon of London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000491.0x000328 ...

Lord Mayor of London

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Bentley, Richard, 1794-1871

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Richard Bentley was a London publisher, first with Colburn and Bentley, later with Bentley and Sons. Bentley published many of England's most popular writers, including Dickens, Thackeray, Wilkie Collins, Marie Corelli, and Mrs. Henry Wood. He also published important English editions of American authors such as Poe and Cooper. From the description of Richard Bentley letter to J. LeSouëf, 1833 Nov. 18. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 58802263 ...

Kynaston, Herbert 1809-1878

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Stone, William

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Epithet: late of the Commissariat British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000444.0x0002a5 Epithet: of Add MS 32703 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000444.0x0002a9 Epithet: of the privateer sloop 'Castor.' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:...

Wallack, James William, 1791?-1864

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Whately, Richard, 1787-1863

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Richard Whately was born in London on February 1, 1787, the youngest of nine children of the Reverend Joseph and Jane Whately. He attended Oriel College, Oxford, where he received the B.A. in 1808. Whately was elected as a fellow at Oriel in 1811, and took the M.A. in 1812. He was a member of the Oxford circle which found fault with the traditional tenets of the Anglican Church. In 1814 he became an Anglican minister. Whately married Elizabeth Pope on July 18, 1821. In 1825 Whately took the degr...

Winston, James, 1773-1843

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Per note with collection: James Winston (1823-1892) arrived in Oregon City from Richmond, Virginia, in 1846, a young man of 21 years of age. From the guide to the James Winston letter to Louis Dement, 1891, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) James Winston (1773-1843) was an English actor and manager of several minor London theaters. He also worked as a theater architect and served as the secretary of the Garrick Club from its inception in 1831 until his death. Over...

Blomfield, Charles James, 1786-1857

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Bishop of London. From the description of Papers, 1835-1861. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19276279 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London] to, 1834 June 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270858607 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to George Gutch, 1852 Apr. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270523156 ...

Hill, Thomas

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Epithet: Minister of Shuttington, county Warwickshire British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000568.0x00039d Epithet: of Emmanuel Coll., Cambridge British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000568.0x0003ac Epithet: turnkey in Portsmouth gaol British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_1...

Hawker

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Murray, T. B. (Thomas Boyles), 1798-1860

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Hardwick, Philip, 1792-1870

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English architect. From the description of Autograph letter in third person, not signed : Camden Pl. [London], to Mr and Mrs. Bicknell, 1852 April 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270497819 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to George B. Webb, 1841 Dec. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270879356 ...

Maginn, William, 1793-1842

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Irish author and editor. From the description of Untitled poem : [n.p.] : autograph manuscript unsigned, [n.d., but the paper is watermarked 1824]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609634 William Maginn, Irish-born writer and poet. From the description of William Maginn manuscript material : 2 items, 1836 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 727069626 From the guide to the William Maginn manuscript material : 2 items, 1836, (The New York Publi...

Howley, William, abp. of Canterbury, 1765-1848

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Nicolas, Nicholas Harris, Sir, 1799-1848

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Young, Charles George, Sir, 1795-1869

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Gloucester, Mary, duchess of, 1776-1857

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Johns, Richard.

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Epithet: novelist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000356.0x000133 ...

Grenville, Thomas, 1755-1846

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Epithet: politician and book collector British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000976.0x000224 Epithet: Captain RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000696.0x0000d6 Epithet: Right Hon; of Add MS 27952 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000982.0x0003e4 Sta...

Antrobus, William.

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Copleston, Edward, 1776-1849

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Edward Copleston was born in 1776 in Offwell, Devon, a parish in which his father was the rector. He was educated privately and gained a scholarship to Corpus Christi College, Oxford (B.A. 1795) at the age of 15. In 1793, he was awarded the chancellor's prize for Latin hexameters for 'Marius in tuguaio ruinarum Carthaginensium' [Marius amid the ruins of Carthage]. He became a fellow of Oriel College, Oxford in 1795 (M.A. 1797). He was made Professor of Poetry in 1802, a post he held until 1812. ...

Blackwood, Alexander

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Barnard, Sir Andrew Francis, 1773-1855

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Traherne, John Montgomery, 1788-1860

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Colburn, Henry, ?-1855

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Henry Colburn was a British bookseller and publisher, known for his assertive marketing practices; he issued works by William Godwin, Mary Shelley, and Benjamin Disraeli, among others. Colburn also founded and edited the New Monthly Magazine (1814), the Literary Gazette (1817), and the United Service Journal and Naval and Military Magazine (1829). From the guide to the Henry Colburn manuscript material : 9 items, 1840-1841, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection...

Sharpe, Lancelot, 1775-1851

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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...

Carroll, Sir George.

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Gleig, G. R. (George Robert), 1796-1888

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British soldier and military historian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, "My dear Hughes", 1852 Sept. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269572159 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Royal Hospital, Chelsea, to "My dear Shaw", [no year] Nov. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269580993 ...

Allen, Joseph, bp. of Ely, d. 1845

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Nichols, John Gough, 1806-1873

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English printer and antiquary. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Johnwood Park, Dorking, to George Omerod, 1870 Sept. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270610437 English printer and antiquarian. From the description of Scrapbook, [18--]. (Bucks County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70959082 ...

Dubois, Edward, 1774-1850

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Shepherd, G.

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Lucas, Matthew Prime.

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Rees, Owen, 1770-1837

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Quentin Miss

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Strangford, Percy Clinton Sydney Smythe 6th Viscount, 1780-1855

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Wilson, William Rae, 1772-1849

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Cannon, Edward

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Harrison, W. H. (William Henry), 1795?-1878

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American army officer; son of President William Henry Harrison. From the description of Letter to Dr. Arthur Lee Brent [manuscript], 1866 February 21. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647898573 English author and editor. From the description of Autograph toasts (2) : Denmark Hill, for John James Ruskin, 1861 and 1864 Feb. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270508999 W.H. Harrison, born in 1887, was a Corporal, 1st/5th Battalion, Manchester Re...

Mahony, Francis, 1804-1866

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Dickens, Sara Hynes.

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Ponsonby, Richard, bp. of Derry, 1772-1853

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Gloucester, William Frederick, 2d duke of, 1776-1834

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Langley

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Murphy, Francis Stack

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Francis Seward Murphy (1914-2003) and Clare Eastham Cooke Murphy (d.1991) were both Reed students. He graduated in 1936 and she was in the class of 1938. An anthropology major at Reed, Murphy worked at the Oregonian before and after his army stint in 1942-1946. He was a columnist and radio/ television editor until his retirement. Murphy's interest in archeology and photography took him around the world but most often to Mayan ruins in the Yucatan; his book is on the Dragon Mask Temples in Centra...

Diggle, Sir Charles.

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Scott, John 1798-1846

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Leech, John, 1817-1864

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Epithet: humorous artist and illustrator British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x000265 English illustrator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to Horace Mayhew, "Monday". (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 747712741 British illustrator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Ennis, to [C. Cave?], 1860 Oct. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat reco...

Gwilt, Joseph, 1784-1863

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Mrs Durrant

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Dale, Thomas, 1797-1870

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Dean of Rochester. From the description of Copy of a portion of a letter in an unidentified hand : [n.p.], to John James Ruskin, [ca. 1843]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873036 ...

Campbell, Thomas, 1777-1844

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Thomas Campbell was a poet known for his war poems, including "Hohenlinden," "The Battle of the Baltic," and "Ye Mariners of England." He also published "The Pleasure of Hope" in 1799, "Gertrude of Wyoming" in 1809, and "Theodric" in 1824. From the description of Thomas Campbell papers, 1821-1846. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702147203 Thomas Campbell was born in Glasgow, studied law in Edinburgh (1797), and became Lord Rector of Glasgow University, 1826-1829, as well as a...

Horne, Thomas Hartwell, 1780-1862

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English scholar and bibliographer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Lombard St., 1835 May 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269529954 ...

Hale, William Hale, 1795-1870

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English divine and antiquary. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Charterhouse, to the Rev. Dr. Cottle, 1843 May 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270499041 ...

Lane, Richard James, 1800-1872

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Richard James Lane, lithographer and sculptor. From the description of Richard James Lane manuscript material : 7 items, 1854 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 698384042 English engraver and lithographer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Queen's Road [London], to J.P. Harley, 1850 July 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270597186 Epithet: ARA; lithographer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Pers...

Lennox, William Pitt, Lord, 1799-1881

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English miscellaneous writer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., London?], to D. McViccars[?], 1850 Oct. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270667261 Lord William Pitt Lennox, British army officer and writer. From the description of Lord William Pitt Lennox manuscript material : 2 items, 1845-1858 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 732988271 From the guide to the Lord William Pitt Lennox manuscript material : 2 it...

Blomberg, F. W.

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Copleston, William James.

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Wakley, Thomas, 1795-1862

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Epithet: MP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000701.0x000252 ...

Raglan, Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, Baron, 1788-1855

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British army officer. From the description of Autograph letters signed (11) and letter signed (1) : Toulouse, Legaca, Brighton, etc., to various recipients, 1814 Apr. 16-1852 Jan. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270860218 Knight Commander of the Bath. From the description of Autograph letter signed in third person, marked private : to Sir George Nayler, 1821 July 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662695 Knight commander of the Bath. Fro...

Count Alfred d'Orsay

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Townshend, Lord Charles.

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Wilson, Lea.

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Hutton, Catherine, 1756-1846

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Epithet: author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001127.0x00011a Catherine Hutton, English novelist and letter-writer. From the description of Catherine Hutton manuscript material : 1 item, 1822 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 433148258 Catherine Hutton, 1756-1846, was the only daughter of William Hutton (1723-1815, historian of Birmingham) and his wife, Sarah Coc...

Cope

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Stanfield, Clarkson, 1793-1867

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English painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to [Dom?], 1834 Feb. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 747711882 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Hampstead [London], to "My dear Knight", 1860 Dec. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574776 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to George Clint, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270575076 From the description of Autograph let...

Farebrother, Charles

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Webb, Sir Henry, bart.

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Porson, Richard, 1759-1808

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Drummond, Henry, 1786-1860

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Kemble, Charles, 1775-1854

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British actor, theater manager, and playwright. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Charles Dickens, 1854 Mar. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270485468 Charles Kemble (1775-1854) was a British actor and younger brother of John Philip Kemble. From the description of Letter by Charles Kemble to Alexander Murray, 1823. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 80909948 Irish-English actor....

Croker, Thomas Crofton, 1798-1854

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Thomas Crofton Croker was an Irish antiquary who devoted most of his life to collecting ancient Irish poetry and Irish folklore. In England in 1828 he founded the Society of Noviomagus with a small circle of like-minded friends. From the guide to the T. Crofton Croker Collection, 1827-1925, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections) Thomas Crofton Croker was born in County Cork, and worked as a clerk in the British Admiralty for some forty y...

Liston, Robert, 1794-1847

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Scottish surgeon. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Edinburgh], to "Dear Nasmyth", 1816 Aug. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270590577 Robert Liston was a Scottish surgeon and son of the Scottish minister and inventor Henry Liston. Liston received his education at the University of Edinburgh. From the description of Prescription by Robert Liston, 1827, March 13. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id:...

Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873

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English actor, recognized as perhaps the greatest English character actor of his day. He was especially noted for his Shakespearean roles. From the description of Letter, 1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122391814 William Charles Macready was a tragedian. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1821-1849, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155886139 William Charles Macready was an English stage manager and actor...

Ellis, Henry, 1777-1869

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English librarian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Octave Delepierre, 1845 May 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270614089 From the description of Autograph letter signed : "British Museum", to Robert Balmanno, 1827 Apr. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270614079 From the description of Autograph letter signed : "British Museuam", to G.P.R. James, 1849 Apr. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270614096 From the description of...

Hawley, Joseph Henry, Sir, 1813-1875

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Nugent, George Grenville Nugent, baron, 1789-1850

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Foote, Samuel T., 1761-1840

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Bellamy, J. W.

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WEBSTER, FREDERICK

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Epithet: actor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000979.0x0003c1 ...

Beazley, Samuel, 1786-1851

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Knowles, James Sheridan, 1784-1862

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Epithet: dramatist; of Add MS 42712 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000753.0x000138 Anglo-Irish dramatist and actor. From the description of James Sheridan Knowles letter to unidentified recipient [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 181587980 Irish actor and author. From the description of Autograph letters signed (7) : Aberfoyle, Loch Ard Lodge, and Torq...

Ingoldsby, Thomas 1788-1845

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Richard Harris Barham, English writer and Church of England clergyman, better known by the nom de plume Thomas Ingoldsby. From the guide to the Richard Harris Barham manuscript material : 1 item, 1839, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Richard Harris Barham was an English novelist, literary and drama critic, lecturer, and short-story writer. He wrote under the pseudonym Thomas Ingoldsby. From the guide to the...

Forster, John, 1812-1876

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John Forster was born and raised in Newcastle by Unitarian parents, and educated at Cambridge and London's Inner Temple. He became an important literary critic and editor, and wrote numerous books of his own, notably several biographies. Forster's greatest contribution may have been as literary adviser and advocate for some of the key authors of his day, including Tennyson, Browning, Dickens, and Carlyle. His support, advice, and promotion of authors and writing helped define Victorian taste. Fo...

Peake, Charles.

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Wood, John Page, Sir, 1796-1866

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Raymond, George, fl. 1845

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Blewitt, Octavian 1810-1884

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Octavian Blewitt, English writer and Royal Literary Fund secretary. He contributed to many periodicals and edited the news section of Gardiner's Chronicle for nearly thirty years. From the description of Octavian Blewitt manuscript material : 1 item, 1844 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 76944942 From the guide to the Octavian Blewitt manuscript material : 1 item, 1844, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) ...

Hume, Thomas, 1769? -1850

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Chaumette, Louis A. de la.

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Broderip, Francis.

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Whitgreave, George Thomas.

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Cecil, J.

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Mills, Francis

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Hook, Theodore Edward, 1788-1841

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English humourist and novelist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cleveland Row, to an unidentified correspondent, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269523603 Theodore Edward Hook, English writer and hoaxer. From the description of Theodore Edward Hook manuscript material : 2 items, ca. 1831? (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 428896037 From the guide to the Theodore Edward Hook manuscript material : 7 items, ca. 1830-184...

Jerdan, William, 1782-1869

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Epithet: journalist, of the 'Literary Gazette' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000411.0x000297 Journalist. From the description of Autograph letters signed (3) : various places, to Mrs. Darby, 1853 Jan. 12, 1858 Dec. 5, and [no year] Aug. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270871150 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to R. Ackermann, "Monday" [no year]. (...

Day, Charles.

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Tenterden, John Henry Abbott, 2d baron, 1796-1870

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Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883

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Critic and journalist. From the description of John Payne Collier correspondence, 1840. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453934 Epithet: of Add MS 34574 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000246.0x0002e1 Epithet: of Add MS 37907 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000246.0x0002e3 John Payne Collier, English liter...

Fitzwilliam, Charles William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, Earl, 1786-1857

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Stanhope, Fitzroy.

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Croly, George, 1780-1860

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George Croly, English writer and clergyman. He worked for and contributed to several newspapers and literary magazines throughout his lifetime. Croly's poetry, such as his Paris in 1815, often appropriated a Byronic style, infusing it with tory politics. From the description of George Croly manuscript material : 1 item, 1840 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 154232624 George Croly, English writer and clergyman. He worked as a theatre critic for The Times and the...

Russell, John, 1787-1863

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Epithet: clergyman, Master of Charterhouse School, London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000205.0x0002cf ...

Dowton, William, 1764-1851

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English actor. From the description of Autograph note signed, dated : [n.p., London?], 30 May 1820, 1820 May 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270565954 From the description of The Invitation : autograph poem : to R.W. Elliston, the actor, 1805 Nov. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270536929 ...

Wesley, Charles, 1707-1788

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English preacher; brother of John Wesley. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Marybone, to Robert Windsor, 1785 Apr. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270587853 Charles Wesley, an English clergyman, poet, and hymn writer, was born at Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, on December 18, 1707. He was the youngest son of Samuel and Susanna Wesley and the brother of John Wesley. In 1726 he entered Christ Church College, Oxford. During his time ...

Burder, John

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Epithet: solicitor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000875.0x000350 ...

Peake, Richard Brinsley, 1792-1847

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Peake was an English playwright; Henry Phillips was a singer, actor, and musician who performed in Peake's plays. From the description of Compositions, 1842-1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80181291 From the guide to the Richard Brinsley Peake compositions, 1842-1844., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Richard Brinsley Peake was a British dramatist. From the description of Richard Brinsley Pea...

Lawrence, Thomas

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Epithet: PRA (1820) British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000133.0x000205 Epithet: portrait painter British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000133.0x000204 Epithet: Physician-General British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000133.0x0001f2 Epithet: of Ringwood, cou...

Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882

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William Harrison Ainsworth was an English novelist. From the description of William Harrison Ainsworth collection of papers, [1836]-1889. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 144652063 From the guide to the William Harrison Ainsworth collection of papers, 1823]-1889, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) Epithet: novelist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Per...

Talfourd, Thomas Noon, 1795-1854

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English judge and author, friend and executor of Charles Lamb. From the description of ALS : London, to Andrew Willis, 1847 Aug. 30. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122690123 Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd (1795-1854) was an English judge and author. From the description of Letters to Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd, 1835-1844 (bulk 1835-1836). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122396791 English j...

Sumner, Charles Richard, 1790-1874

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Christmas, Henry, 1811-1868

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Epithet: Reverend; afterwards Noel-Fearn; author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001393.0x0001d0 ...

Sinclair, John, 1797-1875

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John Sinclair, the son of Sir John Sinclair (1754-1835), was born in 1797. He was educated at Edinburgh University and at Pembroke College, Oxford. In Edinburgh he helped found the Rhetorical Society and at Oxford he promoted a scheme which led to the formation of the Union Society. He was ordained as a deacon in 1819 and then as a priest in 1820. He worked in Sutterby, Lincolnshire, in Hackney, and in Edinburgh, before being appointed Secretary of the National Society in 1839. Sinclair was ...

Roberts, Alfred William.

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Barrett, I. T.

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Lingard, John, 1771-1851

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Roman Catholic Historian of England. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to an unidentified friend, 1848 Feb. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270590937 ...

Offor, George, 1787-1864

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Madden, Sir Frederic, 1801-1873

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Clark, Richard, 1780-1856

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Ellis, John J., 1926-

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Richardson, Charles, 1775-1865

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Charles Richardson (d. 1827) was an antiquarian. From the guide to the Topographical collections relating to Oxfordshire by Charles Richardson, either 18th or 19th century, (University of Oxford, Bodleian Library) Charles Richardson was commander of HMS Semiramis on the British Naval Voyage of 1813. He visited Tristan da Cunha to search for French vessels, where he met Tomaso Corri (Thomas Currie), the islands only inhabitant. The vessel then landed on Inaccessible Island. ...

Meadows, Drinkwater.

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Howse, Richard, 1821-1901

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Capel, John.

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White, William Frederick, 1834-

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Smith, Albert, 1816-1860

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English author and lecturer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Piccadilly, to Willsie, Monday. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663669 From the description of Autograph letter in third person : to Mr. Lee, 1848 July 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662138 From the description of Autograph letter signed and printed document signed, dated : [London, n.d.], and 28 November 1855, to [Edward Tyrrell] Smith, 1855 Nov. 28 and n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat r...

Vaughan, Thomas, 1782-1843

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Winter

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Epithet: of Egerton MS 3007 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001295.0x000059 Epithet: Captain; Sandown Volunteer Artillery British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000354.0x0001c9 ...

Lieven, comte de.

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Pickering, William, 1796-1854

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William Pickering and his son Bernard Montagu Pickering were English publishers. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1827-1837. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 190889535 Epithet: publisher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000543.0x00013a ...

Goss, John, 1800-1880

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English composer and conductor. From the description of Autograph letters signed : 26 Lambert Road, Brixton Rise, S.W., [London], to Arthur Sullivan, 1863 August 11 to 1877 September 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270127155 English organist, composer, and teacher. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : Brixton, 28 May 1868 and 11 February 1872, to [Joseph] Bennett, 1868 May 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270578084 From the ...

Ackland, Thomas Gilbank, 1791-1844

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Dalton, ...

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Watts, Robert, 1938-

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Epithet: Shoemaker, of Shepton Mallet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000979.0x00022d Epithet: of Add MS 35670 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000979.0x00022b ...

Hewlett, J. (Joseph), 1800-1847

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Wilde, Sir Thomas.

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Poole, John, 1786?-1872

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John Poole (1786?-1872) was an English playwright. From the description of Papers of John Poole, 1817?-1837. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122593618 ...

Dyke, Sir Percival Hart.

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Reynolds, John Hamilton, 1794-1852

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19th century British poet. From the description of Letters of John Hamilton Reynolds, 1816-1821. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122510279 English poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to A. Cunningham, 1828 Feb. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270852036 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Newport, I.O.W., to Planché [James Robinson], 1850 July 4. (Unknown). Wo...

Fraser, James, -1841

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Publisher of Fraser's Magazine. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to T. Crofton Croker, 1831 Mar. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270751515 ...

Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852

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Thomas Moore, Irish poet and composer. Moore was a friend and acquaintance of many of the English Romantics, including Lord Byron. He met Mary Shelley in the late 1820s, while researching his biography of Byron. From the description of Thomas Moore manuscript material : 220 items, 1811-1846 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 76835859 Thomas Moore, Irish poet and composer. From the guide to the Thomas Moore manuscript material : 254 items, 1811-1846, (...

Borradaile, William.

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John, Graham

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The Russian émigré painter and writer John Graham, born Ivan Dombrowsky, was born in Kiev in 1886, 1887, or 1888. All three conflicting dates are found on various legal papers, licences, and passports. His parents were of minor nobility but with little means. He attended law school and served in the Circassian Regiment of the Russian army, earned the Saint George's Cross during World War I, and was imprisoned as a counterrevolutionary by the Bolsheviks after the assassination of Cza...

Smith, James, 1775-1839

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English author and humourist. From the description of Autograph note signed : [London], to Edward Du Bois, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664472 Author and clerk James Smith was born in London, and educated at home and at various private schools. He started as a clerk and eventually succeeded his father as Assistant to the Ordnance Solicitor. Although diligent in his work, his real interests were literature and the theatre. He wrote for a number of periodicals and...

Sydney Smith

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Gibbs, Michael, 1949-2009

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Epithet: Vicar of Christ Church, Newgate Street British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000565.0x0002e4 ...

Coulson, Walter, 1794? -1860

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Keane, John, 1949-....

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Abiss, J.

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Birch, Samuel, 1813-1885

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Epithet: of Add MS 39009 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000987.0x00021b Epithet: JP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001439.0x000249 Egyptologist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : British Museum, to Sir Henry [Rashmion?], 1871 Mar. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870333 Epithet: Vice...

Elliston, R. W. (Robert William), 1774-1831

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Elliston was an English actor and theatrical manager, as well as lessee of the Surrey Theatre, London, beginning in 1809. He later served as manager of the Drury Lane Theatre. From the description of Papers, 1792-1826 (inclusive), 1812-1820 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79392295 English actor. From the description of Autograph letter not signed (retained draft?) : [Bath], to George Colman, [ca. 1803-04?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 2706141...

Shutte, Richard.

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Haden, John Clarke.

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Tate, James, 1771-1843

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Bartley, George, 1782?-1858,

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Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626

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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, 1561-1626, English philosopher, statesman and essayist best known for theories on scientific experimentation; knighted in 1603, created Baron Verulam in 1618, and created Viscount St Alban in 1621; Lord Chancellor, 1618; died 1626. From the guide to the A Coppy of a letter Conceived to bee writt to the late Duke of Buckingham..., c1650-1700, (Senate House Library, University of London) ...

Rodd, Horatio, fl. 1810-1859.

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Smith, Sydney, 1771-1845

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Canon of St. Paul's; essayist and wit. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Paris], to Admiral Sir Sidney Smith, [no year]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663579 Canon of St. Paul's. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Archibald Allison, [no year] Jan. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872261 English divine and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : C[ombe], Florey, Taunton, to M...

Mudford, William, 1782-1848

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Epithet: author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000841.0x000366 ...

McNeile, Hugh, 1795-1879

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Epithet: of Add MS 35805 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001197.0x0001f4 ...

Cooke, Thomas, -1669

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Epithet: of Add MS 38728 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000445.0x000185 Epithet: of Egerton MS 2647 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000445.0x000188 Epithet: alias Calis; yeoman, of Ardsley, county Yorkshire British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000445.0x00...

Power, Tyrone, 1797-1841

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London, England resident. From the description of Letter, 1840. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36097074 Tyrone Power (1797-1841) was an Irish comedian. From the description of Letter by Tyrone Power to Gentleman, 1835. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 228769406 ...

Kent and Strathern, Edward Augustus, Duke of, 1767-1820.

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Haliburton, Thomas Chandler, 1796-1865

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Canadian jurist and humorist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to C. T. Barkley, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870942 Epithet: MP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001190.0x000185 Richard Bentley (1794-1871) was an English publisher who was the owner of Richard Bentley and Son, and Haliburton was a Nova Scotian who was a politician, judge, and writer who...

Wright, J. (John), 1770?-1844

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Humby, Anne, fl. 1817-1849

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Hood, Thomas, 1799-1845

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Thomas Hood, English poet and humorist. From the description of Thomas Hood manuscript material : 3 items, 1823-1834 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 428892805 British poet. From the description of Papers, 1812-1889 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 42584177 English author and poet. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : [London], to Robert Balmanno, 1828 Sept. 10-1829 Jan. 12. (Unknown). Wo...