Journal of John Smibert [manuscript], 1709-1747.

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Journal of John Smibert [manuscript], 1709-1747.

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The journal contains accounts, 1709, of expenses for a journey from Edinburgh, Scotland,to London, England; diary entries, 1719, for a journey from Edingburgh to Rome; accounts (n.d.) for furnishings for his Covent Garden apartment; and accounts, 1722, for pictures painted. Also included are diary entries, 1728-29 for his journey from London to Newport, R.I., via Virginia, accompanying George Berkeley, and notes 1730-47, of his marriage to Mary Williams Smibert and births and deaths of their children, chiefly in Boston, Massachusetts. Accounts, 1729-46, of pictures painted and some poetry complete the journal.

1 reel: negative; 35mm.

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Smibert, John, 1688-1751

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Artist. From the description of Journal of John Smibert, 1719-1733. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068467 ...

Berkeley, George, 1685-1753

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Title: Baron and (1679) 1st Earl of Berkeley British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001243.0x00039a Bishop and philosopher. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Gravesend, probably to the Bishop of London [Edmund Gibson] just before sailing for Rhode Island, 1728 Sept. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133394 ...

Smibert, Mary Williams, b.1707

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