MacGregor Laird manuscript material : 1 item, ca. 1837

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MacGregor Laird manuscript material : 1 item, ca. 1837

ยท To Thomas Love Peacock, satirical novelist and poet : 1 autograph letter signed : "Thursday" [ca. 1837] : (P'ANA 0046) : from 78 Cornhill : begins, "The information you gacve me about the Ganges Boats on Monday surprised me very much."

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SNAC Resource ID: 8036975

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Laird, MacGregor, 1808-1861

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MacGregor Laird, Scottish-born shipbuilder and explorer. From the description of MacGregor Laird manuscript material : 1 item, ca. 1837 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 707764877 ...

Peacock, Thomas Love, 1785-1866

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Thomas Love Peacock was an English author, perhaps best remembered for his satiric novels. He was working as a clerk when he published his first collection of poems, and his verse and essays earned him popularity with the public and his fellow writers. Over the course of his career, he published seven novels, each a unique combination of satire and observation; they are valuable for their commentary on contemporary English society, yet timeless in their themes and humour. Peacock had many litera...