Percival Merritt collection of Horace Walpole manuscripts, 1751-1920.
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Fitzpatrick, Richard, 1747-1813
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Irish army officer and public official. From the description of Richard Fitzpatrick papers, 1777-1956. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450275 British general. From the description of Letters signed (2) : London, to Sir James Murray-Pulteney, 1806 Jun. 27-Aug. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270538191 ...
Walpole family
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James Dodsley
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Thomas Gray.
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Merritt, Percival, 1860-1932
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Horatio Horace Walpole, fourth Earl of Orford (1717-1797), was an English writer, politician, connoisseur, and collector. He was the youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole, British prime minister and leading Whig politician, and Catherine Shorter Walpole. He attended first Eton, and then King's College, Cambridge, and became good friends with the poet Thomas Gray. Between 1739 and 1741 Gray and Walpole embarked on a grand tour of Europe. Walpole was elected to Parliament in 1741 and served until 176...
Thomas Kirgate
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Damer, Anne Seymour, 1748 or 1749-1828
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Anne Seymour Damer, English sculptor and author. In her youth, Horace Walpole was often her guardian while her parents were abroad. Through Walpole Damer met the poet Mary Berry, with whom she would share a long friendship. Other friends included Joanna Baillie and Sarah Siddons. According to her wishes, her private papers were destroyed upon her death. From the guide to the Anne Seymour Damer manuscript material : 1 item, pre-1824, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer C...
Temple, Anne Grenville-Temple, Countess, 1709-1777
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Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782
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Greenhill, John (Barrister)
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Vandienst, Adrian
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Walpole, Horatio William, Earl of Orford, 1813-1894
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Epithet: Lord Walpole Title: 4th Earl of Orford 1858 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000751.0x000297 Title: 4th Earl of Orford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001569.0x000019 Epithet: Lord Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford (1858) British Library Archives and Manuscripts ...
Strawberry Hill Press
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Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
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Dr. John Allen (1771-1843) was a political and historical writer. In 1791 he graduated with an MD from the University of Edinburgh. In 1801, in his capacity as a doctor, he accompanied Lord Holland to Spain, and on his return to England became a regular inmate of Holland House. Although he served in 1806 as under-secretary to the commissioners for treating with America, Allen is best known for his social life at Holland House, especially as documented in his diary. He also helped Lord Holland to...