MACKINTOSH PAPERS (3RD SERIES). Vol. XXVIII. ‘Sketches of Distinguished Characters for a History of England’, prefaced by considerations on historical writing; 1811-1812. The names of Sir James’s subjects may be found in the index to the present c... 1811-1812

Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl, 1694-1773

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Born into the English aristocracy, the 4th Earl of Chesterfield had the family connections and wealth to live, in the words of the Dictionary of National Biography, as "politician, wit, and letter-writer." Upon the death of Queen Anne in 1714, his family connections enabled him to leave his life of travel and leisure to take up at the age of 20 what was the beginning of a fluctuating political career. Chesterfield was influential in government circles but the role of o...

Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715

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Louis, king of France, 1643-1715. From the description of [Documents and letters] 1665-1705 / Louis. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 259485448 Louis XIV was king of France between 1643 and 1715. From the description of Louis XIV decree, 1665. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 190570499 A lawyer in New Orleans, Louisiana, Edward Alexander Parsons (1878-1962) married and had at least one daughter. A bibliophile, he briefly...

Townshend, Charles

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Epithet: Chancellor of the Exchequer 1766 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000266.0x0002e1 Epithet: Ambassador at the Hague Title: Viscount British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000266.0x0002b0 Epithet: Deputy Teller of the Exchequer British Library Archives and Manuscrip...

Malesherbes, Crétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de, active 1811-1812

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North, Frederick

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Epithet: Lord North British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000269.0x000062 Epithet: Lord North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, Prime Minister British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001124.0x00015e Epithet: Lord North Title: 2nd Earl of Guilford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Ca...

St. John, Henry.

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Epithet: Lieutenant-Colonel; 91st Foot British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000169.0x0001ed Title: 1st Viscount Bolingbroke British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001085.0x00001c ...

Franklin, Benjamin, Jr.

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Epithet: MD British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000215.0x0001db Epithet: of Add MS 36593 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000215.0x0001e1 Epithet: Dr British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000215.0x0001da Epithet: American statesman British L...

Wedderburn, Alexander, Baron Loughborough, 1st Earl of Rosslyn

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Epithet: Baron Loughborough, 1st Earl of Rosslyn British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001137.0x0003b6 ...

Somers, John Somers, Baron, 1651-1716

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Lord Chancellor of England. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to an unidentified correspondent, 1697 June 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270888424 Epithet: lawyer and politician Title: Baron Somers British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000299.0x0000a7 ...

Murray, William

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Epithet: of Add MS 34624 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001197.0x000289 Title: 1st Earl of Mansfield British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000295.0x000160 Epithet: of Jamaica British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000985.0x0...

Turgot, Anne-Robert-Jacques

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Sheridan, Richard Brinsley

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Epithet: of Add MS 12099 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000878.0x0002fc Epithet: of Add MS 33964 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000878.0x000300 Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), dramatist and politician, was born in Dublin on 30 October 1751, and educated at Harrow, 1762-1768. A production of his comedy The rivals was a...

Fletcher, Andrew, active 1811-1812, Scottish patriot

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Tooke, John Horne

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Wilkes, John

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Epithet: MP, Editor of the ' North Briton.' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000212.0x0000dd Epithet: of Add MS 12114 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000212.0x0000e2 Epithet: MP; of Add MS 33498 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81...

Gray, Thomas

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Thomas Gray (1716-1771), poet, was born in Cornwall on 26 December 1716. He attended Eton, before entering Peterhouse, Cambridge, in 1734. He left the university without a degree in 1738, but after a tour on the continent, he returned to Peterhouse in 1742, and proceeded LL.B. in 1743. Gray remained in Cambridge for the rest of his life. In 1768 he became professor of history and modern languages at the university. He died on 30 July 1771. From the guide to the Thomas Gray: Catalogue...

Hume, David, philosopher

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Junius, active 1811-1812, pseudonym

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Grenville, George, First Lord of the Treasury 1763-1765

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Epithet: First Lord of the Treasury 1763-1765 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000982.0x0003d0 Epithet: Chancellor of the Exchequer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000982.0x0003cf Epithet: Secretary of State, 1st Lord of the Treasury, etc British Library Archives and Manuscript...

Thomson, James, engraver

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Johnson, Samuel Y.

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Epithet: LLD, lexicographer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x000069 Epithet: Reverend; DD, of Stratford, in Connecticut; afterwards President of King's College, New York British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000356.0x000250 Epithet: Subject of Mss Eur D546 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Pers...

Goldsmith, Oliver, of Add MS 35350

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Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745

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The attribution of this otherwise unknown poem to 'D. Swift' may indicate D[ean Jonathan] Swift, the poet and satirist. For fuller details of his life and achievements see the Dictionary of National Biography. From the guide to the A gentle echo on woman, attributed to D. Swift, ca. 1710-1720, (Leeds University Library) Epithet: Dean of St Patrick's Dublin, author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000...

Necker, Jacques, Swiss banker, French director general of Finance

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Young, Edward

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Ed Young was born 11-28-31 in China, where he lived until attending college in the United States. He attended Art Center College in Los Angeles and the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York. In 1951, Young became a naturalized citizen. Young later taught in the Visual Communications Department of Pratt Institute for seven years. Among the works illustrated by Young, The Emperor and the Kite was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1968 and The Girl Who Loved the Wind was in the Children's Book Showcase in 19...

Thurlow, Edward

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Epithet: Lord Chancellor Title: 1st Baron Thurlow British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000698.0x00026e ...

Paley, William

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