John Brown letters, 1766-1984.

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John Brown letters, 1766-1984.

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Letter from Brown to fellow clergyman Thomas Balguy, dated Aug. 19, 1766, concerning his decision not to go to St. Petersburg, with some discussion of the Earl of Chatham and a request for Balguy's ideas on the subject of university education.

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Balguy, Thomas, 1716-1795

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Thomas Balguy, son of John Balguy, received his B.A., M.A., and S.T.P. from St. John's College, Cambridge. Beginning in 1744, he was successively assistant tutor, then tutor, then master at St. John's; in 1758 he was tutor to the Duke of Northumberland. From 1748 on, he held a prebend at Lincoln and in 1759 was named to one at Winchester. He was made Archdeacon of Winchester in 1759. In 1781 he declined apppointment as Bishop of Gloucester due to failing health. John Bal...

Brown, John, 1715-1766

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Eighteenth century English author. From the description of J. Brown letter 1765. (Florida State University). WorldCat record id: 40166808 English clergyman and author. After he presented his ideas for the design of a school system in Russia to a Dr. Dumaresq, who forwarded them to the Russian Empress, the Empress invited Brown to visit St. Petersburg; but Brown was persuaded not to go because of his health, and his ideas for the Russian educational system came to nothing. ...