Richard Brothers letter to William Sharp, circa 1795.

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Richard Brothers letter to William Sharp, circa 1795.

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Brothers writes to engraver William Sharp, undated, circa 1795, relating the words Sharp was to engrave on Brothers' image, which confirm Sharp's belief that Brothers was "the Man which God has appointed." Includes integral envelope.

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Sharp, William, 1749-1824

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English engraver. From the description of Autograph letter in third person : Charles St. [London], to Alderman Boydell, [no year] Aug. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662102 From the description of Document signed : Vauxhall, [London], 1783 Apr. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664797 ...

Brothers, Richard, 1757-1824

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Richard Brothers was born on Christmas Day, 1757. He joined the Royal Navy, and was later discharged on half-pay. He developed the idea that God had given him a divine mission, and that he descended from King David through James, brother of Christ, and was thus God's nephew, and wrote the king and Parliament notifying them. He began publishing prophecies in pamphlets, and won many converts, but was arrested for treason after prophesying the death of the king, and was declared a lunatic. He later...