John Lee papers 1763-1851 Lee, John papers

Erskine, Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron, 1750-1823

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Thomas Erskine, first Baron Erskine, British lord chancellor. From the guide to the Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine manuscript material : 2 items, ca. 1820's-1823, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Erskine won fame for his defence work in many of the show trials of the 1790's and was considered England's greatest practicing advocate in libel and adultery litigation. From the description of Correspondence...

Lee, Mary Tabitha

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John Lee (1733-1793) was born in Leeds, England, to Thomas Lee and Mary Reveley. He was educated at Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn, and was admitted to the bar in 1756. He ran a successful law practice before coming to the attention of Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquis of Rockingham, whose party was then in opposition in Parliament. In 1769, Rockingham insisted that Lee be appointed recorder of Doncaster. Lee supported the Rockingham party's opposition to war with the American col...

Fox, Charles-James, 1749-1806

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Charles James Fox was born in London on January 24, 1749. After attending Eton and Oxford, his first political success came with his election to Parliament in 1768. Though he initially supported the government's efforts against the populist machinations of John Wilkes, Fox's political views began to shift after receiving and resigning a number of political appointments, leading him to increasingly ally himself with the Rockingham Whigs. During the early 1770s, Fox opposed the British economic po...

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...

Wilkes, John, 1725-1797

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English political reformer, Lord Mayor then Chamberlain of the City of London from 1779 to 1797. From the description of John Wilkes papers, 1795-1804. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122448079 ...

Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquis of, 1730-1782

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English Prime-minster. From the description of Autograph letter in third person : Grosvenor Sq., to Mr. Pulteney, 1768 Dec. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270656097 English prime minister. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to an unidentified recipient, 1776 July 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270852880 English statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Earl Temple, 1779 Dec. 19. (Unknown). ...

St. Vincent, John Jervis, Viscount, 1735-1823

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English admiral. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Rochester, to Captain Young, 1820 Nov. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270860380 English naval officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : "Royal George before Brest," to "My Dear Nepean", 1800 Sept. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270634268 From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : to James Burney, [1782] Sept. 13-1806 Dec. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record ...

Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838

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Lord Chancellor of England, 1801-1827. From the description of Letter : to Earl Grey, 1810 Mar 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84398590 From the description of Letter : to Earl Grey, 1810 Mar 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702148266 Eldon served as Solicitor General (1788), Attorney General (1793), Chief Justice of Common Pleas (1799), and Lord High Chancellor of England (1801-1827). From the description of Correspondence of John Scott Eldon, 1793...

Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806

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Lord High Chancellor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to the Duke of Cumberland (H.R.H. Ernest Augustus, Prince of Gr. Br. and Ireland), 1802 Jan. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572521 From the description of Autograph signature to document : addressed to the king, 1772 Jul. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572527 From the description of Autograph letters signed (16) : to Thomas Tyrwhitt, 1794 to 1799. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270...

Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805

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Wedderburn was the first Earl of Rosslyn and a judge in Great Britain. Dundas was the first Viscount Melville and a Scottish politician. From the description of Letters to Viscount Henry Dundas Melville, 1788-1810. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 78201714 From the guide to the Letters to Viscount Henry Dundas Melville, 1788-1810., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) English Lord Chancellor. From the description of Au...

Paley, William, 1743-1805

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William Paley, English theologian and moralist. From the guide to the William Paley manuscript material : 2 items, 1790-1802, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) William Paley was born in July 1743 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, to William Paley (d. 1799) and Elizabeth Clapham (d. 1796). The elder Paley was the vicar of Helpston, as well as headmaster of Giggleswick grammar school. The younger Paley was th...

Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715

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Gilbert Burnet was appointed Bishop of Salisbury in 1689. His most important work, History of my own time, was published after his death. As a bishop he was known to be an excellent administrator and pastor. From the description of Gilbert Burnet letter, Salisbury, [England], 1707 June 28. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 33928906 Bishop of Salisbury. From the description of Autograph note signed : Salisbury, 1707 Sept. 20. (Unknown)...

Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783

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English lawyer. From the description of Autograph document signed : [London?], 1768 Sept. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270129702 ...

Great Britain. Attorney-General

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Jolliffe, William

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Darlington, Henry Vane, Earl of, 1726-1792

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Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786

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English admiral. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Capt. Marshall, 1784 Nov. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270490947 From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Sir James ...?, 1782 May 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270490916 ...

Lee, John, 1733-1793

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Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797

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Private secretary to the British prime minister Rockingham who opposed British policies in America. From the description of ALS, 1775 January 12 : Westminister, to the Marquis of Rockingham. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 14283720 English statesman and orator. From the description of Autograph letter in the third person : [n.p.], to Sir Peter Burrell, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270858706 From the description of Autogr...

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...

Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827

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Son of George III. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to the Prince of Wurtemburg, 1796 Oct. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270887975 From the description of Letter signed : Horse Guards, to Gen. Tarleton, 1812 July 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270891111 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Horse Guards, to Sir William Carr Beresford, 1811 June 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270887986 From the description of...

Savile, George, Sir, 1726-1784

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George Savile was a political figure of eighteenth-century England. From the description of Papers, 1761-1782. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122579029 From the guide to the Sir George Savile papers, 1761-1782, 1761-1782, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Wyvill, Christopher, 1740-1822

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Epithet: Reverend; LLD; of Constable Burton British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000574.0x000136 ...

North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792

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Lord North was Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1770-1782. From the description of [Letter] 1773 Oct. 18, Bushy Park [to] Duke of Devonshire / North. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 300002481 English statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Bushy Park, 1772 Aug. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609854 Frederick North (1732-1792) was the prime minister of Great Britain from February 1772 until his resignation in March 1782. D...

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...

Blackburne, Francis, 1705-1787

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Milbanke, Ralph, Sir

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Sir Ralph Milbanke (afterwards Noel), sixth baronet (1747-1825), English politician and abolitionist. He is the father of Lady Byron, wife of the poet. From the guide to the Sir Ralph Milbanke manuscript material : 1 item, 1807, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) ...

Rigby, Richard, 1722-1788

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Epithet: of Add MS 61346 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001195.0x0000e8 Epithet: MP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000696.0x0001ae English politician; opposed Wilkes. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Mr. Birot, 1785 Mar. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270655056 Epithet: of Stowe M...

Lindsey, Theophilus, 1723-1808

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Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812

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English politician and philologist. From the description of Autograph receipt signed : [n.p.], 1782 Dec. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572793 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Sir Philip Francis, [before 1782] Sept. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572786 From the description of Autograph receipt signed, 1798 Mar. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572790 ...

Auckland, William Eden, baron, 1744-1814

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British statesman. From the description of William Eden, Baron Auckland, correspondence, circa 1778. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131525 British Ambassador Extraordinary at the Hague, 1793. From the description of Papers, 1772-1804. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19536415 English diplomat and statesman. From the guide to the Baron Auckland letter, 1803, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

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

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Lee, Mary Hutchinson

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John Lee (1733-1793) was born in Leeds, England, to Thomas Lee and Mary Reveley. He was educated at Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn, and was admitted to the bar in 1756. He ran a successful law practice before coming to the attention of Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquis of Rockingham, whose party was then in opposition in Parliament. In 1769, Rockingham insisted that Lee be appointed recorder of Doncaster. Lee supported the Rockingham party's opposition to war with the American col...

Great Britain. Solicitor-General

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Pitt, William, 1759-1806

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British statesman and prime minister. From the description of Papers, 1762-1884 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122417293 From the description of Papers, 1762-1884. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20019673 Chancellor of the Exchequer. From the description of Document signed : [London], 1784 Apr. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270890755 From the description of Document signed : [London], 1787 Nov. 23. (U...