Hannah More letters to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hart Davis, 1799-1830.

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Hannah More letters to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hart Davis, 1799-1830.

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Chiefly letters from More to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hart Davis (several are in the hand of an amanuensis). There are also some letters from Mrs. Davis to her husband, from John S. Harford to More, from William Wilberforce to More, from Martha More to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hart Davis, from Mr. Davis to Martha More; and some verses by Hannah More addressed to Sir Thomas Dyke Acland.

0.40 linear ft. (1 box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8019166

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More, Martha, 1747-1819

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More, Hannah, 1745-1833

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Hannah More, one of five sisters, taught at her family's school in Bristol, England. She became prominent in London's Bluestocking circle from 1774 onward, and was also a friend of Samuel Johnson. Her work soon moved from poetry and drama to the production of numerous popular religious books and tracts. In 1789, she moved to Mendip, Somerset, where she and her sister Patty founded several schools. In 1801, she and her sisters moved to the Barley Wood estate in nearby Wrington. From t...

Harford, John S. (John Scandrett), 1785-1866

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Epithet: biographer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001039.0x0002b1 ...

Acland, Thomas Dyke, Sir, 1809-1898

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Title: 10th Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000207.0x000021 ...

Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833

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British politician, philanthropist and leader of the movement to abolish slavery. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to [Samuel] Bayard, Esq., [1795]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 603596632 William Wilberforce, British politician and philanthropist, was born in Hull, Yorkshire. In 1780 he entered The House of Commons and acquired a reputation for radicalism. Wilberforce is most known for his opposition to slavery and the slave trade. In 1787 he for...

Davis, Richard Hart

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Epithet: of Add MS 37853 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000213.0x000275 Epithet: MP for Bristol British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000213.0x000273 Epithet: MP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000213.0x000272 Epithet: of Add MS 36501 ...