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William Barrett (antiquarian)

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248: 118:, ‘ætatis 31’ (i.e. in 1764), was issued 25 years before the book itself was printed. and he is there described as ‘William Barrett, Surgeon and Author of the "History and Antiquities of Bristol."’ In his research, though acquaintances of his such as Catcott and Burgum, the pewterers, he met 33: 111: 178:
The History and Antiquities of the City of Bristol; compiled from original records and authentic manuscripts, in public offices or private hands; illustrated with copper-plate prints
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the forger. He accepted all the youth's statements, and Chatterton produced many documents for him. In 1788, he put out his proposals for the publication of his
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by subscription. Many of Chatterton's fabrications did make their way into his
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After Barrett's death the antiquarian forgeries of Chatterton passed to the
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The First Historians of Bristol: William Barrett and Samuel Seyer
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The First Historians of Bristol: William Barrett and Samuel Seyer
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in practice of his profession. On 9 November 1775 he became a
164:. Bristol: Bristol Historical Association. pp. 2–12. 221:The History and Antiquities of the City of Bristol 74:(1733–1789) was an English surgeon and antiquary. 300: 329:Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London 272:Bettey, J. H. "Barrett, William (1727?–1789)". 110:was announced early: an engraving of him, by 278:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 267:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 203:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 235:. Bristol: Bristol Historical Association. 31: 275:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 217: 174: 301: 228: 157: 92:Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries 13: 271: 108:History and Antiquities of Bristol 37:William Barrett, 1764 portrait by 14: 340: 264:Dictionary of National Biography 246: 200:Dictionary of National Biography 94:. On 13 October 1789 he died at 211: 185: 168: 151: 1: 240: 82:He was born early in 1733 at 18:English surgeon and antiquary 292:UK public library membership 7: 10: 345: 218:Barrett, William (1789). 175:Barrett, William (1789). 61: 53: 45: 30: 23: 224:. Bristol: William Pine. 181:. Bristol: William Pine. 144: 101: 229:Bettey, Joseph (2003). 158:Bettey, Joseph (2003). 77: 284:10.1093/ref:odnb/1528 194:"Glynn, Robert"  114:, from a portrait by 324:English antiquarians 290:(Subscription or 120:Thomas Chatterton 84:Notton, Wiltshire 69: 68: 336: 319:English surgeons 295: 287: 268: 259:Barrett, William 250: 249: 236: 225: 205: 204: 196: 189: 183: 182: 172: 166: 165: 155: 35: 21: 20: 344: 343: 339: 338: 337: 335: 334: 333: 299: 298: 289: 256: 247: 243: 214: 209: 208: 191: 190: 186: 173: 169: 156: 152: 147: 116:Jan van Rymsdyk 104: 80: 72:William Barrett 41: 39:Jan van Rymsdyk 26: 25:William Barrett 19: 12: 11: 5: 342: 332: 331: 326: 321: 316: 311: 297: 296: 269: 242: 239: 238: 237: 226: 213: 210: 207: 206: 184: 167: 149: 148: 146: 143: 135:British Museum 112:William Walker 103: 100: 79: 76: 67: 66: 63: 59: 58: 55: 51: 50: 47: 43: 42: 36: 28: 27: 24: 17: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 341: 330: 327: 325: 322: 320: 317: 315: 312: 310: 307: 306: 304: 293: 285: 281: 277: 276: 270: 266: 265: 260: 254: 253:public domain 245: 244: 234: 233: 227: 223: 222: 216: 215: 202: 201: 195: 188: 180: 179: 171: 163: 162: 154: 150: 142: 140: 136: 131: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 99: 97: 93: 89: 85: 75: 73: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 34: 29: 22: 16: 273: 262: 231: 220: 212:Bibliography 198: 187: 177: 170: 160: 153: 139:Robert Glynn 132: 127: 123: 107: 105: 98:, Somerset. 81: 71: 70: 15: 314:1789 deaths 309:1733 births 62:Nationality 303:Categories 294:required.) 241:References 96:High Ham 255::  128:History 124:History 88:Bristol 65:British 288: 137:, via 145:Notes 102:Works 106:His 78:Life 57:1789 54:Died 49:1733 46:Born 280:doi 261:". 305:: 197:. 141:. 286:. 282:: 257:"

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Jan van Rymsdyk
Notton, Wiltshire
Bristol
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
High Ham
William Walker
Jan van Rymsdyk
Thomas Chatterton
British Museum
Robert Glynn
The First Historians of Bristol: William Barrett and Samuel Seyer
The History and Antiquities of the City of Bristol; compiled from original records and authentic manuscripts, in public offices or private hands; illustrated with copper-plate prints
"Glynn, Robert" 
Dictionary of National Biography
The History and Antiquities of the City of Bristol
The First Historians of Bristol: William Barrett and Samuel Seyer
public domain
Barrett, William
Dictionary of National Biography
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
doi
10.1093/ref:odnb/1528
UK public library membership
Categories
1733 births
1789 deaths
English surgeons
English antiquarians
Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London

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