George Whiting Hibbitt papers, n.d.

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George Whiting Hibbitt papers, n.d.

Notes and research compiled by Hibbitt for a proposed book on Mary Delany and her contemporaries, the Duchess of Portland and Fanny Burney (Madame d'Arblay). Also, letters from approximately forty authors and public figures, mainly to George W. Hibbitt.

3 boxes & card file.

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Portland, Margaret Cavendish Holles Harley Bentinck, Duchess of, 1715-1785

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Daughter and heiress of Edward Harley, Earl of Oxford; celebrated by Prior as "My noble, lovely little Peggy"; wife of 2nd Duke of Portland, mother of 3rd Duke; accomplished "turner" in wood, jet, ivory, amber; passionate collector, acquired Portland Vase and a "museum" of art objects and zoological specimens. From the description of Receipts relating to physick and surgery : those marked with M.P. experienced by My Lady Duchess, ca. 1750. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record i...

Delany, Mrs. (Mary), 1700-1788

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Hibbitt, George Whiting, 1895-

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Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840

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Burney was an English novelist and letter writer. Mary Hamilton was a good friend of hers. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Fanny Burney to Mary Hamilton, Norbury Park, 1784 July 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754865184 English novelist, author of Evelina, Cecilia, and Camilla. Born Frances Burney, married General d'Arblay. From the description of ALS : to Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi, [1781] May 31-June 5. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). ...