Holographs | As the signature of the 1762 autograph letter is unclear, and could be Orson or Orton (no other name is given) it has been decided to catalogue it under the name of the recipient, the Revd. Mr. [John] Seddon, an English dissenting minister and tutor. Warrington is given as his address, where he was minister of Cairo Street Chapel, and Seddon was a co-founder and the first president of the Warrington Public Library (1758). He was also the first secretary of the Lancashire and Cheshire Widows' Fund (1764). He died suddenly after suffering a seizure in 1770. The recipient of the 1769 letter from Seddon, Archibald Hamilton Rowan, was an Irish celebrity and a founding member of the Dublin Society of United Irishmen. He was born in London, of Irish parents, and educated at Westminster School and Cambridge. The 1769 letter is also being catalogued under Seddon, as recipient, as the writer of it, J. Hamilton, is not able to be identified apart from the fact that he lived in Richmond

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Holographs | As the signature of the 1762 autograph letter is unclear, and could be Orson or Orton (no other name is given) it has been decided to catalogue it under the name of the recipient, the Revd. Mr. [John] Seddon, an English dissenting minister and tutor. Warrington is given as his address, where he was minister of Cairo Street Chapel, and Seddon was a co-founder and the first president of the Warrington Public Library (1758). He was also the first secretary of the Lancashire and Cheshire Widows' Fund (1764). He died suddenly after suffering a seizure in 1770. The recipient of the 1769 letter from Seddon, Archibald Hamilton Rowan, was an Irish celebrity and a founding member of the Dublin Society of United Irishmen. He was born in London, of Irish parents, and educated at Westminster School and Cambridge. The 1769 letter is also being catalogued under Seddon, as recipient, as the writer of it, J. Hamilton, is not able to be identified apart from the fact that he lived in Richmond

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Publication

• 1762-1769

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• As the signature of the 1762 autograph letter is unclear, and could be Orson or Orton (no other name is given) it has been decided to catalogue it under the name of the recipient, the Revd. Mr. [John] Seddon, an English dissenting minister and tutor. Warrington is given as his address, where he was minister of Cairo Street Chapel, and Seddon was a co-founder and the first president of the Warrington Public Library (1758). He was also the first secretary of the Lancashire and Cheshire Widows' Fund (1764). He died suddenly after suffering a seizure in 1770. The recipient of the 1769 letter from Seddon, Archibald Hamilton Rowan, was an Irish celebrity and a founding member of the Dublin Society of United Irishmen. He was born in London, of Irish parents, and educated at Westminster School and Cambridge. The 1769 letter is also being catalogued under Seddon, as recipient, as the writer of it, J. Hamilton, is not able to be identified apart from the fact that he lived in Richmond

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other

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rdacontent

Contents

• [Letter, with reference to "Our Friend Mr. Nichols hath been here this week & informed me of the Vacancy at Risley in your Neighbourhood - Since he gave me that Information I have rec'd a Letter from a worthy Minister of my Acquaintance, who has been some time settled at Delph in Saddleworth, Yorkshire ..."] 1762 Jul. 30, Salop (Shropshire) to Dear Sir [The Revd Mr. Seddon in Warrington] / [Orson] (3 pgs.)
• [Letter of reprimand, with reference to "From the clandestine manner in which you left Warrington, & withdrew your self from our protection, I did not expect to hear from you any more: though when I consider the indecent & shameful manner in which you behaved at Liverpool I do not wonder at it: be assured Sir that such conduct will not be permitted at Warrington ..."] 1769 Aug. 2, Hereford, to Sir! [Archibald Hamilton Rowan, Esq. at the Swan with two Necks, Lad Lane, London] / J. [John] Seddon (2 pgs.)
• [Letter, with reference to: "I think I am destined to be your only Correspondent we leave Richmond for Ireland this day & shall take our Son as farr on his Road to Warington [sic] as we can with us I can't say how soon he will be with you for as our Horses are young we shall Travel but slowly & we go by Birmingham. There are Two Cloak Baggs directed to your care for Archibald Hamilton Rowan sent by yr Warington Waggon of this Day ..."] 1769 Jun. 1, Richmond, to Sr. [The Revd. Mr. Seddon at the Academy Warrington Lancashire] / J. Hamilton (3 pgs.)

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3 items.

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(Sirsi) SL1131383