ORIGINAL LETTERS, thirty-nine in number, from the Rev. Michael Lort, D.D. to the Hon. Horace Walpole, written between December 1759 and August 1789, and containing remarks on the Royal and Noble Authors, the Anecdotes of Painting, and Chatterton's po... Dec 1759-Aug 1789
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Lort, Michael, 1725-1790
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Epithet: Dr; of Add MS 12527 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000630.0x00016c Epithet: Prebendary of St Paul's 1780; antiquary British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000630.0x00016e Cambridge University's history can be dated back to the early thirteenth century, when scholars congregated in the city for the purpose of st...
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...