An account of the Last Five months of the Life of the Revd. Dr. William Dodd ... [manuscript], ca. 1778.

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An account of the Last Five months of the Life of the Revd. Dr. William Dodd ... [manuscript], ca. 1778.

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An account covering much of the same material as M.a.114, and possible copied from it and in the same hand. The material appears rather better arranged than in the former manuscript. The last item dated July 13, 1777.

36 leaves ; 19 x 16 cm.

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Dodd, William, 1729-1777

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William Dodd (1729-1777) attended the University of Cambridge, and was ordained as a minister in 1752. He published a wide variety of works from 1747 onward, including poetry, a novel, theological writings, and his most successful work, The Beauties of Shakespeare (1752). In 1767, he founded Pimlico Chapel in London behind Buckingham House, in an effort to attract royal patronage. Dodd grew increasingly desperate for money to pay debts. On 1777 Feb. 1, he forged the name of a former pupil on a b...