[Correspondence concerning the poem The African written by James Currie and William Roscoe] [microform] / James Currie, Graham Moore, George Duncan. 1788.

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[Correspondence concerning the poem The African written by James Currie and William Roscoe] [microform] / James Currie, Graham Moore, George Duncan. 1788.

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Five letters between Dr. James Currie, on the one hand, and Admiral Sir Graham Moore and Currie's uncle, Rev. George Duncan, on the other, discussing the poem entitled The African written by Currie and William Roscoe. The letters are dated Mar. 16-July 5, 1788.

[36] leaves.

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Roscoe, William, 1753-1831

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William Roscoe was born in 1753 in Liverpool. Although he trained to become an attorney and worked in that capacity for 20 years, his true passion was literature and the arts, particularly the study of Italy. In 1781, Roscoe married Jane Griffies, to whom he was happily married for over 40 years. Their family of seven sons and three daughters was a close and loving one, something that is well-reflected in the correspondence collected here. Beginning when in his teens, Roscoe had published and ci...

Duncan, George, Rev., fl. 1788.

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Moore, Graham, Sir, 1764-1843

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British admiral of Cobham, Surrey, England. From the description of Papers, 1812-1840. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38196556 ...

Currie, James, 1756-1805

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