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Adamson, John (1787–1855)

Solicitor, antiquary, Portuguese scholar and leading figure in the intellectual life of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He corresponded with Southey over their shared interest in Portuguese literature and translation. His Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Luis de Camoens (1820) was greatly admired by Southey.

Mentioned in

8 pages
  • 1495. Robert Southey to Henry Herbert Southey, 16 August 1808 
  • 1657. Robert Southey to Henry Herbert Southey, 18 July 1809 
  • 1521. Robert Southey to Henry Herbert Southey, 16 October 1808 
  • 1488. Robert Southey to Herbert Hill, 6–9 August 1808 
  • 3236. Robert Southey to Herbert Hill, 26 January 1819
  • 3442. Robert Southey to John Murray, 19 February 1820
  • 3533. Robert Southey to Herbert Hill, 24 September 1820
  • 3755. Robert Southey to Herbert Hill, 8 December 1821

Addressed in

5 pages
  • 1967. Robert Southey to John Adamson, 15 October 1811 
  • 1957. Robert Southey to [John Adamson], 21 September 1811 
  • 1804. Robert Southey to [John Adamson], 3 September 1810 
  • 1489. Robert Southey to John Adamson, 12 August 1808 
  • 1487. Robert Southey to John Adamson, 6 August 1808 
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