Autograph letter initialed from Norton Nicholls, London, to the Revd. William Johnstone Temple, St Gluvias, Penryn, Cornwall [manuscript], 1796.

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Autograph letter initialed from Norton Nicholls, London, to the Revd. William Johnstone Temple, St Gluvias, Penryn, Cornwall [manuscript], 1796.

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Discusses the fear that France would attack the British possessions in the West Indies. He also comments on the "pretended discovery" of Vortigern. Correspondent's address appears on item as: No. 3 New Bond Street. Letter Initialed from N.N.

1 item ; 23 x 19 cm.

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Nicholls, Norton, 1741?-1809

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Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777-1835

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English forger of Shakespeare manuscripts. From the description of Autograph forgery in the form of an autograph receipt signed by William Shakespeare : [London], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269518423 English forger. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Mrs. Colepeper, 1825 July 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269528697 William Henry Ireland, English writer and literary forger. From the description of W...

Temple, William Johnston, 1739-1796

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The author was a friend of James Boswell, and the Vicar of St. Gluvias in Penryn, Cornwall. From the description of Diaries : manuscript, 1780-1791. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612835415 William Johnston Temple (1739-1796), Church of England clergyman and essayist, friend of James Boswell and Thomas Gray. In 1767 Temple married Anne Stow (1741-1793). The Temples had eight children; one, Francis (1770-1863), became an admiral, and another, Octavius ...