Letter from Sir John Bowring, with related material. 1827-1872.

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Letter from Sir John Bowring, with related material. 1827-1872.

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Comprises 1 autograph letter from Bowring to an unnamed recipient on 5 February 1827 (with a transcript), 1 portrait photograph of him taken by Maull & Polyblank, of London, and a printed portrait of him extracted from the Illustrated London News for 7 December, 1872. The bound volume also contains a typescript biography of Bowring which is quite similar to that found in the Dictionary of National Biography.

1 letter (1 f.) and 2 ports., of which 1 is a photograph, all held in 1 envelope, manuscript, photograph, and printed material.

Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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SNAC Resource ID: 7683042

Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Bowring, John, 1792-1872

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jd52b4 (person)

John Bowring was an English statesman and author, renowned as a polyglot. Born in Exeter and raised as a Unitarian, he began working at the age of thirteen, and actively sought to learn languages from travellers. He established a mercantile firm, and travelled extensively, meeting Jeremy Bentham; a controversy over some Greek loans affected his reputation and financial status, but Bentham helped by appointing him political editor of Westminster Review. Bowring published several volumes of verse,...

Bowring, John, 1792-1872

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jd52b4 (person)

John Bowring was an English statesman and author, renowned as a polyglot. Born in Exeter and raised as a Unitarian, he began working at the age of thirteen, and actively sought to learn languages from travellers. He established a mercantile firm, and travelled extensively, meeting Jeremy Bentham; a controversy over some Greek loans affected his reputation and financial status, but Bentham helped by appointing him political editor of Westminster Review. Bowring published several volumes of verse,...