Charles Burney manuscript material : 3 items, ca. 1816-1823

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Charles Burney manuscript material : 3 items, ca. 1816-1823

· Holograph report : no date (MISC 0963), on the formation of a musical band to accompany Lord Macartney on his mission to China. · To Thomas Cadell, publisher : 1 third person note : 7 Jun 1823 (MISC 0962), presenting his compliments. · To Fanny Burney, writer (his daughter) : 1 autograph letter signed : 15 Jan 1816 (MISC 0961), a personal letter about his travels and other news.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8202279

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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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...

Burney, Charles, 1726-1814

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Charles Burney, British musician and author. He is the father of Frances Burney, Madame d'Arblay, the writer. From the guide to the Charles Burney (musician and author) manuscript material : 1 item, 1792, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Charles Burney established a reputation as an organist and composer before moving to London in 1760. There he became a central figure in the circle gathered around author Samuel Johnson...

Cadell, Thomas, 1773-1836

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London publisher and bookseller. From the description of Papers, 1775-1832. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19317004 ...

Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840

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Burney was an English novelist and letter writer. Mary Hamilton was a good friend of hers. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Fanny Burney to Mary Hamilton, Norbury Park, 1784 July 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754865184 English novelist, author of Evelina, Cecilia, and Camilla. Born Frances Burney, married General d'Arblay. From the description of ALS : to Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi, [1781] May 31-June 5. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). ...