Sir Joseph Banks papers, 1763-1830 (inclusive).

Cook, James, 1728-1779

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James Cook (b. November 7, 1728, Marton, Great Britan-d. February 14, 1779, Hawaii) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. He became an apprentice to some shipowners in Whitby. In 1759 he became master of his own ship, the Northumberland. The following winter, while laid up in Halifax, he studied mathematics and attained a sound knowledge of astronomical navigation. Cook went on to become an eminent circumnavigator. He made many geographical discoveries, ...

Turnor, Edmund, 1755?-1829

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Epithet: junior British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000438.0x000200 ...

Thompson, Perronet.

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Jerdan, William, 1782-1869

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Epithet: journalist, of the 'Literary Gazette' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000411.0x000297 Journalist. From the description of Autograph letters signed (3) : various places, to Mrs. Darby, 1853 Jan. 12, 1858 Dec. 5, and [no year] Aug. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270871150 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to R. Ackermann, "Monday" [no year]. (...

Vyner, Robert, 1717-1799.

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Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa

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Luc, J. A. de (Jean André), 1727-1817

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Linton, John, b. 1751.

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Colman, George, 1732-1794

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The Spanish barber was first performed at the Haymarket Theatre in London on 30 Aug. 1777. From the description of The Spanish barber : or the fruitless precaution, a comic opera / by George Colman : manuscript, [ca. 1777]. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612774129 Colman was an English dramatist; his son, George Colman the younger, was also an English dramatist. From the description of Correspondence with Bow Street magistrates, 1773-1823. (Harvard Uni...

Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820

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José Francisco Correia da Serra was a Portuguese scholar, naturalist and diplomat. From the guide to the José Francisco Correia da Serra letters, 1810-1823, 1810-1823, (American Philosophical Society) English naturalist From the guide to the Sir Joseph Banks letters, 1802, 1803, 1804, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Scientist and explorer. President of the Royal Society. From the description of Letters and pa...

Bernard, Thomas, Sir

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Boulton, Matthew, 1728-1809

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Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) inherited his father's metal business in 1759, and began building a new factory in 1761, just north of Birmingham at Soho in Handsworth, England. It housed workshops, offices, a showroom, and accommodation for the workers. It produced buttons, buckles, boxes and japanned wares, as well as more luxury goods such as silverware. By 1775, the factory employed over 700 people, working in over 40 workshops. In 1788, when he believed he would soon receive a large coinage ord...

Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811

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Henry Dundas, the first Viscount Melville (1742-1811), statesman, was the father of Robert Saunders Dundas, the second Viscount Melville (1771-1851), also a statesman. Henry Dundas was educated at Edinburgh High School and University, before becoming solicitor-general for Scotland in 1766. He was M.P. for Midlothian 1774-1790, except for a few months in 1782, when he sat for Newtown, Isle of Wight. He was lord advocate 1775-1783, lord rector of Glasgow University 1781-1783, privy councillor, and...

Kenyon, Lloyd Kenyon, Baron, 1732-1802

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Kenyon's career included terms as Chief Justice of Chester (1780), Attorney-General (1782), and Master of the Rolls (from 1784). From the description of Papers of Lloyd Kenyon, 1792. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235185788 Made Master of the Rolls in 1784 and Lord Chief Justice June 1788. From the description of Holograph notes by Lord Kenyon of cases tried at the Chester Sessions 1798-99. 1798-1799. (University of Missouri, Law School). World...

Buckinghamshire, George Hobart, 1731-1804.

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Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783

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English lawyer. From the description of Autograph document signed : [London?], 1768 Sept. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270129702 ...

Boucheritt, Ascough, 1755-1815.

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Burrell, William, Sir, 1732-1796

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Antiquarian. From the description of Autograph letter signed, 1782 Oct. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131435 ...

Tiarks, J. L.

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Bertier de Sauvigny, Louis-Bénigne-François de, 1737-1789

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Partridge, Samuel, 1751?-1817.

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Royal Society (Great Britain)

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The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge began in 1645 when a group of eminent British thinkers started to meet regularly in London to discuss the new, experimental philosophies of science. Though the English Civil War and the Cromwellian Protectorate interrupted its meetings, the Society was formally constituted in 1660. Two years later King Charles II granted the Society its first charter. A second royal charter was granted in 1663 when the Society was given its official nam...

Lysons, Samuel, 1763-1819

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Antiquary. From the description of Letter, 1814. (Florida State University). WorldCat record id: 50658808 Antiquary. Samuel Lysons, 1763-1819, assisted his brother, Daniel Lysons, on the "Magna Britannia." From the description of Letter, 17??. (Florida State University). WorldCat record id: 50658614 ...

Thorold, John, 1734-1815.

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Caldecott, Thomas, 1744-1833

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Browne, Thomas, 1708?-1780.

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Dodd, Ralph, 1756-1822

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Fydell, Thomas, 1740-1812.

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Itzenplatz, Peter Ludwig J. A., d. 1834.

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Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834

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Epithet: of Add MS 38200 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001392.0x00021c Title: Marquis of Blandford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001392.0x000222 Epithet: dramatic writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x0003d4 In addition to his s...

Ramsden, Jesse

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Heathcote, Gilbert, 1773-1841.

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Maittans, John, 1754-1831.

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Brackenbury, Joseph, 1753-1811.

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Ancestir, Brownlow Bertie, 1739-1809.

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Bankes, Henry, 1757-1834

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Radcliffe, Ann Ward, 1764-1823

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English gothic novelist. From the description of Autograph letter in the third person : [n.p.], to Mr. [William Eusebius?] Andrews, 1822 Feb. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872138 ...

Dumaresq, John, d. 1819.

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Davy, Martin, 1763-1839.

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Hodgson, Bernard, 1745-1805

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Clarke, Richard, 1739-1831.

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Duten, Louis, 1730-1812.

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Caley, John, 1763-1834

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Egremont, George O'Brien Wyndham, Earl of, 1751-1837

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Patron of the arts. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : Petworth, to George Romney, 1795 Nov. 15 and [no year] Jul. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270743257 ...

Cholmeley, Montague, 1772-1831.

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Goddard, Charles, 1770?-1848

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Hawley, Henry, 1745-1826.

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Warnick, George Greville, 1746-1816.

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Johnson, Maurice, 1756-1834.

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Bragge-Bathurst, Charles, approximately 1754-1831

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Onslow, Arthur, 1746 or 1747-1817

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Epithet: of Add MS 35623 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000357.0x0003cf Epithet: formerly Speaker of the House of Commons British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000357.0x0003cb Epithet: King's Serjeant British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000357.0x0003cc ...

Gough, Richard, 1735-1809

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Richard Gough, English antiquarian. From the guide to the Richard Gough manuscript material : 2 items, 1774, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) English antiquary. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Enfield, to an unidentified correspondent, [no year] Dec. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269568428 Gough was born in London, 1735. He proved to be a scholastic child and, at the age of ju...

Somerset, Edward Adolphus Seymour, Duke of, 1775-1855

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Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815

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Goring, Charles, 1744-1829

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Herminier, Felix Louis, 1779-1833.

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Chambers, William, Sir, 1723-1796

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Trained under J.F. Blondel at the Ecole des Arts in Paris, Sir William Chambers served as the Architect of the King's Works and Surveyor-General and Comptroller under King George III. His works included the remodeling at Buckingham Palace, and his principal work Somerset House, among others. Influential through his publications, most notably Treatise on Civil Architecture of 1759-91, Chambers additionally was a founding member of the Royal Academy of Art, serving as its first treasurer. ...

Aylesford, Heneage Finch, Earl of, 1751-1812

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Liverpool, Charles Jenkinson, Earl of, 1727-1808

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Title: 1st Earl of Liverpool British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000206.0x000052 English statesman. From the description of Autograph letter in third person : [London] to Mr. Strahan, 1776 Oct. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270590173 British statesman. From the description of Papers, 1792-1822. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19851888 ...

Lyon, G. F. (George Francis), 1795-1832

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Sir William Parry's second expedition to the Arctic began in May 1821, on board the HMS Fury and HMS Hecla. Parry and his crew departed from England intending to pass through Hudson Strait and explore the territory to the west of Baffin Island in search of the Northwest Passage. Passing north of Southampton Island, they entered Repulse Bay, then looked for a passage in the bays and inlets west of Foxe Basin, but found nothing. Forced to stop, they wintered close to the coast. The arrival of a gr...

Banks, Dorothea, d. 1820.

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Cockran, John Dundras.

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Fortescue, Hugh Fortescue, Earl, 1753-1841

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Hugh, Earl Fortescue, Lord Lieutenant of Devonshire. From the description of Appointment of Charles Newell Cutcliffe, Esq., as deputy lieutenant in Devonshire by the Lord Lieutenant [manuscript], 1797 March 20. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 610041995 ...

Hope, Alexander 1769-1837

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English general. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) and secretarial letter (1) : Dover, [London] and [n.p.], to various correspondents, 1813 Aug. 26 and Oct. 21, 1824 Feb. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270859667 From the description of Autograph letters signed (4) : [Holland] and London, to Sir James Murray-Pulteney, 1799 Oct. 30-1806 Aug. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269544721 From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : Zepen...

Harcourt, Edward, 1757-1847

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The Concert of Antient (Ancient) Music was a concert series that took place 1776-1848 in London. From the description of Letters relating to the Concerts of Antient Music / Archbishop of York. [1824-1848] (SUNY at Buffalo). WorldCat record id: 388095809 Archbishop of York. From the description of Autograph letter signed : York, to Sir William Knighton, year not specified [1822-1830] Dec. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270507332 From the description of...

Cumming, Alexander, 1733-1814

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Relhan, Richard, 1754-1823

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Caulefield, Wade Tobey, 1732-1800.

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Balguy, John, 1782-

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Brooke, John Charles, 1748-1794

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Aubert, Alexander, 1730-1805.

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Knatchbull, Edward, 1781-1849

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Orford, George Walpole, Earl of, 1730-1791

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Manners, Robert, 1758-1823.

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Gauntlett, Samuel, ca. 1745-1822.

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Brossonet, Pierre Marie Auguste, 1761-1807.

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Bentinck, William, 1764-1813

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William Bentinck, born in 1764, was the son of captain John Albert Bentinck and Renira van Tuyll van Serooskerken. He married Lady Frances Augusta Eliza Pierrepont on October 20, 1802. Together they had five children. He died at age 48 on February 21, 1813. Bentinck's naval promotions are detailed below: Post captain, 1783 Rear Admiral Blue, 1805 Rear Admiral White, 1808 ...

Fothergill, John, 1712-1780

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John Fothergill was an English Quaker physician and naturalist, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1770. From the description of Letters, 1737-1750, to Charles Alston. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 86165478 Physician Joseph Carson taught medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The College of Philadelphia's Medical School, founded in 1765, became known as the University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Medicine In 1779. ...

Musge, William, 1762-1820.

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Kaye, Richard, Sir, 1736-1809

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Whichcote, Thomas, 1763-1828.

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Warren, John, 1730-1800

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Heron, Robert, Sir, 1765-1854

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Nicholl, John, Sir, 1759-1838

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Cheales, Benjamin, 1758-1824.

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Gilbert, John, 1817-1897

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British painter and watercolorist. From the description of Letters, 1858-1878. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 84155162 English historical painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Mr. Taylor, 1877 Nov. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270878581 John Gilbert was born in England about 1805, and came to the United States sometime before 1833,when he was living in Cortland,N.Y. In that year he removed to Oswego, ...

Peckham, Harry, ca. 1740-1787.

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Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809

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English statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Sir J.C. Hippisley, 1800 June 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618754 From the description of Copy of an autograph letter signed : [London], to "The Viceroy", 1796 Apr. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270861210 From the description of Letter signed : Whitehall, to John Kirby, Keeper of Newgate Gaol, 1800 Oct. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618764 From the descript...

Blagden, Charles, Sir, 1748-1820

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Sir Charles Blagden (1748-1820), was a physician and secretary of the Royal Society. In 1772, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. In 1776 he became a surgeon in the army and served on a hospital ship during the American Revolutionary War. In 1784 he was elected one of the secretaries of the Royal Society, a post he held till 1797. He died, unmarried and childless, of apoplexy in 1788. From the description of [Diaries], 1776-1788. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702177654 ...

Allix, Charles, 1783-1866.

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Nicholson, William, 1753-1815

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Williams, John S. (John Sutherland), 1947-

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Epithet: Lieutenant; RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000212.0x000378 ...

Linton, John, 1721-1782.

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Knatchbull, Edward, 1759-1819.

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Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806

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A member of an old Scots-Irish family, Macartney studied at Trinity College (M.A., 1759) in Dublin. He was knighted and appointed envoy extraordinary to Russia in 1764 and, on his return, entered Parliament, becoming chief secretary for Ireland (1769-72). In 1775 he became governor of the Caribbee Islands (Grenada, the Grenadines, and Tobago), being created an Irish baron in 1776, and from 1780 to 1786 he served as governor of Madras. After being created a viscount (1792), he was sent to China t...

Clark, Bracy, 1771-1860

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Pollock, Jonathan Frederick, 1783-1870.

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Pollard, Robert, 1755-1838

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English designer and engraver. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Holloway, to Mr. Dodd, 1828 Apr. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270851538 From the description of Autograph document signed : Spafields, to Mr. Bovi, 1793 Sept. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270851533 ...

Beridge, Basil Burry, ca. 1737-1808.

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Taylor, Herbert, Sir, 1775-1839

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British army officer. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) and autograph document in English signed : Swinley, to M. de Bouglon, 1800 Jun. 30-1801 Feb. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270580323 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Swinley, to Sir James Murray-Pulteney, 1800 Aug. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270575927 From the description of Autograph letters signed (39) : Courtray Cateau, Tournai, London, etc., to Sir James Murray...

Cartwright, George, 1739-1819

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Honeywood, Filmer, d. 1809.

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Court, Alexander N.

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Lister, Matthew Bancroft, b. 1766.

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Grenville, Charles Francis, 1749-1809.

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Calthrop, John, 1784-1846.

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Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792

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At the time of the letters Sandwich was the first Lord of the Admiralty. Douglas was editor of Cook's journals; Shepherd was an astronomer; Harris was British Ambassador at St. Petersberg; Burney was a friend of Sandwich and father of James; King was captain of the Discovery after the death of Clerke; Barrington was a lawyer. From the description of Papers [microform]. 1771-1784. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225828440 From the description of Papers of John Mont...

Honeywood, John, d. 1781.

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Osbaldeston, George, 1786-1866

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Freeling, Francis, Sir, 1764-1836

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Freeling began his career in the Bristol Post Office and moved to London in 1787. There he held the successive Postal Service positions of surveyor, principal and resident surveyor, joint secretary, and sole secretary. In 1828, baronetcy was conferred on him for his public service. He was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1801 and was one of the original members of the Roxburghe Club, founded in 1812. From the description of Freeling correspondence, 1794-1841. (Unknow...

Goodenough, Samuel, 1743-1827

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Epithet: Bishop of Carlisle British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000702.0x000367 ...

Swainson, William, 1789-1855

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Epithet: naturalist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000679.0x0001a6 Swainson, a notable naturalist, was also a skilled botanical draughtsman and a competent water color artist. From the guide to the Birds of North America, Circa 1822-1824, (American Philosophical Society) William Swainson (1789-1855) was born in Liverpool. He joined H.M. Customs in 1803 and transferred to the C...

Cartwright, John, 1740-1824

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English political reformer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to his nephew, Edmund Cartwright, 1802 Apr. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133483 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Windsor, to Mr. Hunter "at Mr. Johnson's Bookseller, ", 1807 July 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270134345 Epithet: political reformer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_1000...

Alströmer, Johann, 1742-1786.

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Brownlow, John Crest, 1779-1853.

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Dymole, Lewis, 1763-1820.

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Arbuthnot, Charles, 1767-1850

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British ambassador to Constantinople. From the description of Letters, 1804-1807. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31421727 Epithet: of Add MS 34103 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001108.0x00006e 1793 précis writer, Foreign Office; 1795-1796 Member of Parliament for East Looe; 1795-1797 secretary to the legation at Stockholm; 1799-1801 consul at Lisbon; 1803 envo...

Grenville, Robert Fulke, 1751-1824.

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Northumberland, Hugh Smithson, 1714-1786.

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Collman, Thomas, 1747-1826.

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Mulgrave, Constantine John Phipps, Baron, 1744-1792

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Wilby, John, 1738-1798.

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Park, Mungo, 1771-1806

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Frankland, Thomas, Sir, 1750-1831.

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Hawkins, John, 1761-1841

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Winchilsea, George Finch, earl of, 1752-1826

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Bertie, Pereguine, ca. 1723-1786.

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Monson, John Monson, 1753-1836.

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Wells, William Charles, 1757-1817

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Chalmers, George, 1742-1825

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George Chalmers (1742-1825) was a British historian, civil servant, antiquarian, and author. He was born at Fochabers, Moray, Scotland, educated at the parish school at Fochabers and at King's College Aberdeen. He went on to study law in Edinburgh and moved to Maryland in 1763 to practice law in Baltimore. As a devout loyalist, he returned to London in September of 1775 when revolutionary discontent grew in the American colonies. He was appointed chief clerk of the committee of the Privy Council...

Lind, James, 1736-1812

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James Lind, Scottish physician. He was a mentor and friend of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. From the description of James Lind manuscript material : 1 item, 1810 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 709913552 ...

Chapman, Stephen Remnant, 1776-1851.

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Marrat, William, 1772-1853.

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Gascoyne, Bamber, 1725-1791.

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Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816

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English politician and scientist. From the description of Autograph letter signed "Mahon" : Downing St., to Sir William (Johnstone) Pulteney, 1784 Mar. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270575020 ...

Hornemann, Friedrich Konrad, 1772-1801

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Windham, William, 1750-1810

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Epithet: Secretary-at-War British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000354.0x0000d8 Epithet: of Egerton MS 1970 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000354.0x0000cb Epithet: of Westminster British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000354.0x0000ce British statesman. ...

Hodgkinson, Robert, 1959-

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Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826

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British soldier and colonial administrator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Donington, to Charles Phillips, 1811 Jul. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270467641 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Donington, to Colonel John Ogle, 1803 Jan. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270467619 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Donington, to the bishop of Peterborough, 1812 Dec. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270467663 ...

Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, Earl of, 1757-1834

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Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Wimpole Hall, near Royston, to Captain Ridge, 1800 Aug. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270506225 From the description of Autograph letter signed, 1794 April 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270498072 The pamphlets were accumulated over the course of a century, evidently by Philip Yorke, the first Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764); his eldest son, Philip Yorke, the second Earl of Hardwick...

Bahwell, Robert, 1725-1795.

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Vyner, Robert, 1762-1810.

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Ali Bey, 1766-1818.

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Boultbie, John, fl. 1776-1788.

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Colebrooke, William Macbean George, Sir, 1787-1870

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1803 entered the Royal Artillery as second lieutenant; 1805 and 1807-1808 served in Ceylon; 1806 served in Malabar; 1809-1810 served in India; 1810 captain; 1811 served in Java; 1813 deputy quartermaster-general, major, political agent and commissioner in Palembong, Sumatra; 1814 political agent and commissioner in Bengal; 1815-1816 served in Java; 1817-1818 served in the Third Anglo-Maratha War; 1818 served on expedition to the Persian Gulf; 1822-1832 commissioner of the Eastern In...

Perrin, William Philip, b. 1742.

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