John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute manuscript material : 1 item, 1770

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John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute manuscript material : 1 item, 1770

· To Sir William Hamilton, diplomat and art collector : 1 autograph letter : 7 Apr 1770 (MISC 0438), on personal plans.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8202274

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792

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Prime Minister. From the description of Document signed : [London], 1763 Feb. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270132552 John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Scottish nobleman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain (1762-1763) under George III. From the description of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute manuscript material : 1 item, 1770 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 77743875 From the guide to the John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute manuscript ma...

Hamilton, William, Sir, 1730-1803

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Sir William Hamilton was a British diplomat, ambassador to Naples (1764-1800), and an archaeologist. His wife, Emma, was the mistress of Admiral Horatio Nelson. Hamilton acquired a collection of antiquities from Pompeii, which he sold to the British Museum in 1772, thereby stimulating wide interest in the art and culture of classical civilizations. He published several works based on archaeological pursuits, including Antiquités étrusques, greques et romains (1766-67) and Mount Vesuvius (1772)...