Autograph letter signed : Turin, to [Sir William Hamilton?], 1771 Mar. 6.

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Autograph letter signed : Turin, to [Sir William Hamilton?], 1771 Mar. 6.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270591526

Concerning a horse to be sent to Lord Pembroke and his own investiture with the Order of the Bath by the King of Sardinia.

1 item (4 p.) ; (8vo)

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7192455

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Lynch, William, Sir, d. 1785.

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English diplomat. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Turin, to [Sir William Hamilton?], 1771 Mar. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270591526 ...

Hamilton, William, Sir, 1730-1803

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Sir William Hamilton was a British diplomat, ambassador to Naples (1764-1800), and an archaeologist. His wife, Emma, was the mistress of Admiral Horatio Nelson. Hamilton acquired a collection of antiquities from Pompeii, which he sold to the British Museum in 1772, thereby stimulating wide interest in the art and culture of classical civilizations. He published several works based on archaeological pursuits, including Antiquités étrusques, greques et romains (1766-67) and Mount Vesuvius (1772)...