Papers, 1777-1822.

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Papers, 1777-1822.

Correspondence of printer and writer John Nichols concerning his publishingcareer, and his accounts for the printing of Samuel Johnson's Lives of theEnglish Poets.

1 box (.5linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6384827

Houghton Library

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Samuel Johnson

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James Boswell, 1778-1822

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Churton, Ralph, 1754-1831

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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...

Thomas Fanshaw Middleton

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Epithet: Bishop of Calcutta British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001347.0x0002e3 Epithet: Bishop of Calcutta 1814 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001072.0x00031b ...

Compton, James

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Title: 3rd Earl of Northampton British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000560.0x000061 Epithet: son of Sir Charles Compton British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000367.0x0001f7 Title: 5th Earl of Northampton British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81...

Nichols, John

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Epithet: of Add MS 24446 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000216.0x0001b4 Epithet: of London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000216.0x0001b6 Epithet: of Add MS 38337 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000216.0x0001b5 Epithet: printer and author ...

Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784

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Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was one of the leading literary figures of eighteenth-century England. He is best remembered for compiling the first comprehensive dictionary of the English language, published in 1755. Prominent among his diverse other works, he also wrote the satirical History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia (1759), edited The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare (1765), and produced the important Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets (first collect...

Markland, J. H. (James Heywood), 1788-1864

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Epithet: of Add MS 34568 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001197.0x0001af ...

Richard Gough

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Sherlock, Martin, approximately 1750-1797

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English traveller. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Castlebar, to Henry Beaufoy, 1782 May 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662430 ...

Hansard, Luke, 1752-1828

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Epithet: printer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001299.0x00034d ...

William Bowyer

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Horace Walpole

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Unidentified recipient.

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Hayley, William, 1745-1820

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English poet and biographer of Cowper. From the description of Transcript of William Cowper's poem To Giovanni Battista Manso, Marquis of Villa, undated [ca. 1803?] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 750522032 From the description of From manuscripts in Cowper's hand : transcripts of poems, undated [ca. 1798-1820]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 750468911 William Hayley was an English writer, best known as the friend and biographer of William Cowper. Hayley won the fame...

Clarke, James Stanier

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Epithet: chaplain and librarian to Prince Regent British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000349.0x00019d ...

Warton, Thomas, 1728-1790

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Poet laureate. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Oxford, to an unidentified recipient, 1785 Mar. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270659694 Poet laureate, and historian of English poetry. From the description of Autograph letters signed (4) : Winchester, Winton, and Oxford, to Benjamin Forster, 1785 May 20-Dec. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270659685 ...

Steevens, George, 1736-1800

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English commentator on Shakespear. From the description of Autograph letter signed with initials : Hampstead Heath, to Dr. Lort, 1783 Mar. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270579166 Written during the Gordon Riots, a week of unrest in London sparked by the government's increased tolerance of Roman Catholics. From the description of Letter, 1780 June 9, Hampstead Heath, to an unnamed correspondent. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122445428 English commen...

Pringle, John, Sir, 1707-1782

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British physician and First Baronet. From the description of Papers, 1766. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36272550 English physician. From the description of Papers, 1768-1777. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35282801 From the description of Autograph letter in third person : [n.p.], to Dr. Hunter, 1770 Feb. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270619063 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to an unident...

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...

Leicester Abbey

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