Pinkerton, John, 1758-1826

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John Pinkerton(1758-1826), was a writer of numerous works including Scottish ballads and poems, although he was found to have forged some of the "ancient" pieces, which earned him notoriety as a literary impostor. He also wrote on geography, early Scottish history, as well as numismatics and medals which brought him to the attention of Horace Walpole, with whom Pinkerton corresponded until Walpole's death (1797).

From the description of John Pinkerton letters, 1775 Dec 14-1815 Jan 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702184557
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creatorOf Pinkerton, John, 1758-1826. Letter: 1824 Dec. 16, 10 Rue Ponthieu, Champs Elysees, Paris, to William Blackwood et al. / J. Pinkerton. University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library
referencedIn Percy, Thomas, 1729-1811,. Autograph letter signed from Thomas Percy, Dromore House, to [Dr. Farmer?] [manuscript], 1784 July 24. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Boswell's Life of Johnson : including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1464-1897 (inclusive), 1724-1874 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Pinkerton, John, 1758-1826,. Autograph letter signed from John Pinkerton, Hampstead, to [Richard] Phillips, St. Paul's Church Yard, [London] [manuscript], 1800 February 20. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Antiquarian Maps Collection, 1493 - 1962 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Cadell & Davies records, 1767-1831 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Scott, David Dundas, fl. 1856-1874. Letter: 1870 July 20, Briery Yards by Hawick, to David Laing / David D. Scott. University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library
referencedIn James Boswell letters, 1762-1795. Houghton Library
referencedIn Anderson, Robert, 1750-1830. Letter: 1829 Dec. 4, Windmill Street [Edinburgh], to David Laing / Ro. Anderson. University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library
creatorOf Thompson, Thomas, 1776-1861. Cowperiana scrapbooks, 1731-1853. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Pegge, Samuel, 1704-1796,. Autograph letter signed from Samuel Pegge, Whittington, [Derbyshire], to Thomas Barrett, Canterbury [manuscript], 1791 February 21. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Oscar I. Norwich collection of map of Africa and its islands, 1486 - ca. 1865 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Pinkerton, John, 1758-1826. John Pinkerton letters, 1775 Dec 14-1815 Jan 31. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
creatorOf Burgess, Thomas, 1756-1837. Letter to John Pinkerton. [s.l.] 1805 Sept. 5. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Thomas Percy manuscript material : 3 items, 1778-1794 The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.
referencedIn Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797. Letter : Berkeley Square, to [Thomas Astle], 1790 April 30. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
referencedIn Laing, David, 1793-1878. Letter: 1868 Feb. 29, Edin. / [David Laing]. University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library
referencedIn Edmond Malone manuscript material : 5 items, 1789-1801 The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.
creatorOf Playfair, John, 1748-1819. Letter. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
creatorOf Dempster, George, 1732-1818. Autograph letter signed : Dunnichen, to John Pinkerton, 1813 Aug. 28. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Malone, Edmond, 1741-1812. Edmond Malone manuscript material : 5 items, 1789-1801 New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf James I, King of England, 1566-1625. Daemonologie in form of a dialogue [manuscript], ca. 1592. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn White, Robert, 1802-1874. Letter: 1857 June 17, Newcastle [upon] Tyne, 8 Claremont Place, to David Laing / Robert White. University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library
creatorOf Bergsma, William, 1921-1994. Second Symphony : voyages : for soloists, chorus and orchestra / William Bergsma. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Dempster, George ("Honest" George), 1732-1818. Letter, 1813, June 19, St. Andrew's, England, to John Pinkerton, Edinburgh, England. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
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Birth 1758-02-17

Death 1826-03-10

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