Title
Thoughts Moral and Divine: The Fourth Edition with Improvements
Reference
YA1996.3332
Production date
1761 - 1761
Creator
- Calcott, WellinsBiographyBiography
Calcott, Wellins (bap. 1726), religious writer and freemason, was a native of Shropshire and was baptized at St Chad's, Shrewsbury, on 27 January 1726, the son of Matthew Calcott, a member of the town corporation. All that is known of Calcott's life is taken from his Collection of Thoughts, Moral and Divine (1756), which suggests that he was prompted to write by a reversal of fortune. His Collection was reprinted several times; it appends a long list of subscribers, who included John Wilkes MP.
Scope and Content
This volume, printed for the author by Jos[eph] Harrop, by Wellins Calcott, a religious writer and freemason, is an early example of printing in Manchester.
Physical description
Good
Language
English
Archival history
Provenance unknown
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum
Associated people and organisations
- Calcott, WellinsBiographyBiography
Calcott, Wellins (bap. 1726), religious writer and freemason, was a native of Shropshire and was baptized at St Chad's, Shrewsbury, on 27 January 1726, the son of Matthew Calcott, a member of the town corporation. All that is known of Calcott's life is taken from his Collection of Thoughts, Moral and Divine (1756), which suggests that he was prompted to write by a reversal of fortune. His Collection was reprinted several times; it appends a long list of subscribers, who included John Wilkes MP.
Subject
Conditions governing access
Open access.
Conditions governing Reproduction
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