George Wiley Sherburn collection of letters and documents, 1655-1834.

Shoberl, Frederic, 1775-1853

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Author and editor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000613.0x00002e ...

Hoole, John, 1727-1803

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Epithet: translator British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000789.0x000088 Epithet: of Add MS 28104 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000789.0x000086 John Hoole (1727-1803) translated works by Tasso, Metastasio and Ariosto into English verse. A friend of Samuel Johnson, Hoole kept a diary of Johnson's last day...

Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719

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English essayist, poet and statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : postmarked Rugby, to Ambrose Philips, 1713 Nov. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270904667 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Oxford], to Jacob Tonson, [1694-5] Feb. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270904668 From the description of Document signed : Whitehall, authorizing payment of expenses of George Bubb [Dodington] in Spain, 1717 Aug. 31. (Unknown). WorldCa...

Brian Fairfax.

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Alary, abbé, 1690-1770

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Smedley

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Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744

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A general outline of the life and works of the poet Alexander Pope, 1688-1744, can be found in the Dictionary of National Biography, but there are numerous biographical and critical evaluations if more detailed information is required From the guide to the Verse translation of Book III, metre 9 of Boethius's, De consolatione philosophiae, by Alexander Pope, ca.1703-1704, (GB 206 Leeds University Library) A general outline of the life and works of the poet Alexander Pope can ...

Thomas Cadell

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Hughes, John, 1677-1720

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English poet, tragedian and essayist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to his patron William, Lord Cowper, Lord Chancellor, [?1719]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270871074 ...

Steele, Sir Richard, 1672-1729

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Cecilia? Davies

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Mme. Aublay?

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Sherburn, George, 1884-1962

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Sherburn (1884-1962) taught English at Harvard and was known primarily for his scholarship on Alexander Pope. From the description of George Wiley Sherburn collection of English ballads, songs and poems, ca. 1700-1850. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79390347 From the description of George Wiley Sherburn collection of letters and documents, 1655-1834. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79390026 From the guide to the George Wiley Sherburn collection ...

Vesey, Elizabeth, 1715? -1791

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Henry Foss

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Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount, 1678-1751

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Henry St. John Bolingbroke was born in Battersea in 1678. He was educated at Eton and Oxford. He married the daughter of Sir Henry Winchcomb. After entering parliament in 1701, he devoted himself to politics, joined the Tory party, and soon made himself prominent as an orator. In 1710, he was made Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. In 1712, he was called to the House of Lords by the title of Viscount Bolingbroke. In 1724 he returned to England, but after being blocked from a political futur...

John Disbrowe i. e., Desborough

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Murray, Lindley, 1745-1826

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Lindley Murray was born at Harper Tavern, Pennsylvania, on 7 June 1745. His father, Robert Murray, a member of an old Quaker family, was one of the leading New York merchants. Murray was the eldest of twelve children, all of whom he survived, although he was puny and delicate in childhood. When six years old, he was sent to school in Philadelphia, but soon left to accompany his parents to North Carolina, where they lived until 1753. They then moved to New York, where Murray was sent to a good sc...

Montagu, Edward Wortley 1678-1761

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Epithet: MP; father of Edward Wortley Montagu British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000570.0x000396 ...

Joseph Addison

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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...

Fielding, Sarah, 1710-1768

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George Bartley

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Samuel, Arnold

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Thomas Hill

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Montagu, Edward Wortley, 1713-1776

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Montagu, the only son of the celebrated letter-writer Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, contracted two bigamous marriages, fought at Fontenoy, was one of two secretaries to represent Britain at Aix-la-Chapelle, sat as a member of Parliament for Huntingdon, acquired a proficiency in Arabic and other tongues, and "turned Turk." From the description of Edward Wortley Montagu papers, 1729-1837. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866381 English diplomat. Montagu ...

William Woodfall

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Cardinal Erskine

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Colman, George, 1762-1836 ,

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George Colman (1762-1836) was a British dramatist and, since July 1789, manager of the Haymarket Theatre. From the description of Letter by George Colman to Robert William Elliston, 1802. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 82677104 English actor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to the manager of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, 1833 Mar. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270129692 From t...

Arblay, Frances (Burney) d', 1752-1840

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Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, 1768-1844

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Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844) was the Count of Survilliers, the exiled King of Naples and Spain, and the older brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. After Napoleon's defeat in 1815, Joseph's family, including Napoleon himself, made arrangements to sail for America. Before departure, however, Napoleon decided to remain in France, as did Joseph's wife, Julie, whose poor health prevented her from traveling with her husband. After brief stops in New York and Philadelphia, Joseph purchased a 211-acre estate ...

Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754

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Fielding was an English author. From the description of Of outlawry in criminal causes, 1737-1929. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 84429621 From the guide to the Henry Fielding papers for, Of outlawry in criminal causes, 1737-1929., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Epithet: novelist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000411.0x000239 English pla...

Robert Dodsley

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Beckwith, George, Sir, 1753-1823

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British army officer. From the description of Sir George Beckwith receipt, 1805. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450583 British general and colonial governor. From the description of Letters, 1809-1819. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 34122359 ...

Coutts, Thomas, 1735-1822

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Epithet: of Add MS 33107 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000680.0x000101 English banker. From the description of Receipt signed : [London], to the Marquis of Camden, 1818 Jul. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270538677 From the description of Letter signed "James & Thomas Coutts" in a secretary's hand : London, to the Earl Temple, 1774 June 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270537783 ...

William Duncombe.

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Sir Richard Steele

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Braddon, M.

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Thomas Doubleday

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Messrs. Leroy Bayard

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Millar, Andrew, 1707-1768

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Newcomb, Thomas, 1682?-1765

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Epithet: Reverend; poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001390.0x0000b7 ...

George Townshend, 1st marquis Townshend

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Harley, John Pritt, 1786-1858

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English actor and singer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1823 Sept. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270503997 From the description of Autograph signature : for Mr. Harry B. Tavery, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270508272 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Garrick, 1851 Jun. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270499442 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Theatre Royal, Dr...

Bentley, Thomas, 1692 or 1693-1742

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D. Morris

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Glossop

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Dudley Ryder, Knight.

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William Broome

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Jones, Glyn, 1905-1995

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Epithet: Captain; RN; of Add MS 38046 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000441.0x000146 Epithet: of Sloane MS 4077 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000441.0x000150 Epithet: Madam British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000441.0x000149 Epithet: at Bagdad...

Abercromby, Ralph, Sir, 1734-1801

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Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Forces in the West Indies. From the description of Sir Ralph Abercromby warrant, 1797 June 9 Barbados, West Indies, to Captain Charles W. Doyle, 87th Regiment. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 173203726 Abercromby was born at Menstry near Tullibody, Scotland, and after beginning a career in law enlisted in the armed forces. Abercromby quickly moved up in the ranks from lieutenant in 1760 to Commander-in-Chief in the West I...

Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834

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Epithet: of Add MS 38200 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001392.0x00021c Title: Marquis of Blandford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001392.0x000222 Epithet: dramatic writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x0003d4 In addition to his s...

James, Winston

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Epithet: Incumbent of Clonfad British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000214.0x000310 Epithet: Ordnance proofmaster at Purfleet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000543.0x000323 Epithet: Purveyor to the Forces British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000214.0x000313 ...

Craggs, James, 1686-1721

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Epithet: Resident at the Court of Charles III., titular King of Spain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000680.0x0002fc ...

the Treasurer, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

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Gale, Thomas, 1635?-1702

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Epithet: of N Carolina British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000388.0x0001a8 ...

Steele, Lady Mary (Scurlock).

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