Henry Grattan manuscript material : 2 items, 1771-1805

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Henry Grattan manuscript material : 2 items, 1771-1805

· To Lt. William Broome, his good friend : 1 autograph letter signed : 18 May 1771 : (MISC 0551) : complaining of his situation, and of the lack of freedom of the Irish press compared with that in England ; suggests Burke as the author of Junius. · To "Sir" : 1 autograph letter signed : 4 Nov 1805 : (MISC 0552) : begins, "I can assure you that I know nothing of Junius except that I am not the author ..."

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SNAC Resource ID: 7132068

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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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...

Junius, 18th cent.

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Junius, anonymous British political essayist. Marriot Arbuthnot, British naval officer, commissioner of the navy at Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1776, and commander of the North American fleet from 1779 to 1781. William Woodfall, younger brother of Henry Sampson Woodfall, parliamentary reporter and dramatic critic. From the description of Junius letters and William Woodfall letters, [1779]-1802. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77584087 ...

Grattan, Henry, 1746-1820

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Epithet: of Add MS 12099 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000839.0x000357 Henry Grattan, Irish politician. From the description of Henry Grattan manuscript material : 2 items, 1771-1805 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 244251584 Epithet: MP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000839.0x000355 ...

Broome, William, Esq.

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