Thomas Pringle letters, 1828.

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Thomas Pringle letters, 1828.

The collection contains two letters. Pringle writes to My dear sir, 14 Apr. 1828, returning his album and commenting on a piece of writing; and to My dear sir [John Bowring], 18 Oct. 1828, sending a copy of Friendship's offering for 1829 and thanking him for his aid. The letter to Bowring is on an integral envelope and contains the watermark "Ruse & Turners 1827."

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Bowring, John, 1792-1872

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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,...

Pringle, Thomas, 1789-1834

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Epithet: Captain; ADC to Lieutenant -General Townshend British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000706.0x0000c1 Epithet: Major British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000706.0x0000c2 Thomas Pringle, Scottish poet, was educated at Edinburgh University and became editor of the Edinburgh monthly magazine in 1817. He spent six years as government ...