Richard Hurd

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(b. Jan. 13, 1720, Staffordshire, England – d. May 28, 1808, Worcestershire )

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Richard Hurd, writer and churchman (1720-1808), friend of William Mason and Thomas Gray and author of Letters on Chivalry and Romance (1762). Occasional collaborator with William Warburton and Bishop of Coventry and Litchfield and, from 1776, preceptor to George, Prince of Wales.

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Mentioned in 4 letters

Title	EMCO ID
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie	1818
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie	1893
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie	2187
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie	2188

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