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Henry Home, Lord Kames


(b. 1696, Kames House, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland – d. Dec. 27, 1782, New Street, Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland )

Gender: M

Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696–1782), judge and writer, was a correspondent of Elizabeth Montagu. He had sent her the first volume of his Sketches of the History of Man (London, 1774).

Also known as:

  • Henry Home
  • Lord Kames

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Mentioned in 11 letters


Recipient of 24 letters

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Title Sent Received EMCO ID
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Henry Home, Lord Kames July 25, 1772 86
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Henry Home, Lord Kames Dec. 12, 1766 1765
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Henry Home, Lord Kames Feb. 11, 1767 1767
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Henry Home, Lord Kames March 24, 1767 1768
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Henry Home, Lord Kames May 9, 1767 1769
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Henry Home, Lord Kames July 2, 1767 1770
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Henry Home, Lord Kames July 30, 1767 1771
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Henry Home, Lord Kames Nov. 27, 1767 1772
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Henry Home, Lord Kames Jan. 30, 1768 1773
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Henry Home, Lord Kames Dec. 15, 1768 1774
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Henry Home, Lord Kames April 7, 1769 1776
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Henry Home, Lord Kames Aug. 8, 1778 1793
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Henry Home, Lord Kames Aug. 30, 1778 1794
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Henry Home, Lord Kames 0/0/1780 1808
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Henry Home, Lord Kames Aug. 23, 1780 1810
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Henry Home, Lord Kames Dec. 30, 1781 1831
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Henry Home, Lord Kames Nov. 12, 1782 1838
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Henry Home, Lord Kames April 13, 1767 1982
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Henry Home, Lord Kames Feb. 9, 1771 3012
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Henry Home, Lord Kames Oct. 3, 1771 3013
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