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William Weller Pepys

(b. Jan. 11, 1740, Lombard Street, City of London, London – d. June 2, 1825, Gloucester Place, Marylebone, London )

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William Weller Pepys (1758-1845), 2nd Baron Pepys, was a lawyer who became Master in Chancery. He was a a member of Elizabeth Montagu’s circle, and corresponded with Hannah More for over forty years. He was a friend of Lord Lyttelton, and defended him against the criticisms made by Samuel Johnson in his Lives of the Poets. He was a close friend of Sir James Macdonald, the “Scottish Marcellus”. Pepys’ correspondence with Elizabeth Montagu, Hester Chapone and others was published in 1904 (ed. Alice Gaussen, London, John Lane).

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  • William Weller Pepys

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Mentioned in 8 letters

Title EMCO ID
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Hester Thrale Piozzi 1
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Hester Thrale Piozzi 2
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Hester Thrale Piozzi 5
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Hester Thrale Piozzi 7
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 2184
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter 3365
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Hester Thrale Piozzi 3434
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter 3559

Recipient of 51 letters

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Title Sent Received EMCO ID
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sir William Weller Pepys, Bart. 0/0/1779 3579
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sir William Weller Pepys, Bart. May 12, 1780 3580
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sir William Weller Pepys, Bart. 0/6/1780 3581
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sir William Weller Pepys, Bart. Sept. 17, 1780 3582
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sir William Weller Pepys, Bart. Sept. 22, 1780 3583
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sir William Weller Pepys, Bart. Sept. 24, 1780 3584
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sir William Weller Pepys, Bart. 0/9/1780 3585
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sir William Weller Pepys, Bart. Oct. 5, 1780 3586
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sir William Weller Pepys, Bart. Oct. 16, 1780 3587
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sir William Weller Pepys, Bart. Oct. 23, 1780 3588
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sir William Weller Pepys, Bart. Nov. 16, 1780 3589
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sir William Weller Pepys, Bart. 0/0/1780 3590
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sir William Weller Pepys, Bart. 0/0/1780 3591
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sir William Weller Pepys, Bart. 0/0/1780 3592
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sir William Weller Pepys, Bart. 0/0/1780 3593
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sir William Weller Pepys, Bart. 0/0/1780 3594
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sir William Weller Pepys, Bart. 0/0/1780 3595
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sir William Weller Pepys, Bart. 0/3/1781 3596
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sir William Weller Pepys, Bart. Aug. 14, 1781 3597
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Sir William Weller Pepys, Bart. Nov. 3, 1781 3598

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