Clement Mead letters from Hester Lynch Piozzi, 1812-1814.

Donald and Mary Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson (Houghton Library)

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Leak, Alexander, 1776-1816,

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Mead, Clement, fl. 1762-1833,

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Clement Mead was first hired by author Hester Lynch Piozzi to oversee repairs at her Streatham Park estate near London from 1788 to 1791. He was the builder and architect for her Brynbella estate near Denbigh, Wales from 1792 to 1796, a relationship which ended with Mead successfully suing the Piozzis for unpaid fees. In 1812, he was brought back to Streatham Park to oversee another extensive renovation, working with Piozzi's steward Alexander Leak. Piozzi held a life interest in Streatham Park,...

Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821

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Hester Lynch Thrale (born Hester Lynch Salusbury and after her second marriage, Hester Lynch Piozzi ) was a British diarist, author, and patron of the arts. Her diaries and correspondence are an important source of information about Samuel Johnson and eighteenth-century life. From the description of Autograph poem, unsigned, an adaptation of Francis Fawkes's "An Autumnal Ode, " no date [paper watermarked 1813]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864928 From the description of...