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Bertram Charles to an unknown recipient regarding the forgery Richard, 3 July 1751
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Bertram Charles to an unknown recipient regarding the forgery Richard, 3 July 1751.
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[Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1751]
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Collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859.
Stukeley, a British antiquarian, studied Stonehenge, Avebury, and Druidism extensively. He believed Bertram's claims regarding the monk Richard, and deduced that Bertram's Richard, supposedly of Westminster, was actually Richard of Cirencester. Stukeley's support lent Bertram's forgery credibility, and the work was accepted as a correction and supplement to the Itinerary of Antoninus in Britain until the mid-nineteenth century.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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Summary
Bertram, later discovered to be a literary imposter, writes to an unknown recipient (possibly to William Stukeley). Reports that when he receives the recipient's reply, he will deliver Richard, a historical manuscript which he claimed to have found, to the press. Contains various questions related to British history and geography. Discusses the possibilities of the origin of Richard's author. Offers condolence regarding the death of the Prince of Wales. On page one, includes a watercolor of a prehistoric Celtic dolmen; Bertram states that he saw this kistvaen on the road toward Holt, Britain. States Upon your complaining of the virtuousness of your Copy of Richard, I have examined that, from which it was taken, with the Original, and find it as you say. but as to the Figures of the Itinerary or Chronology they were pretty exact, tho' wrong in Respect of Truth.
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American history, 1493-1945. Module I.
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Books / Online
Language
English
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March 18, 2024
Series
American history module 1
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Correspondence
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AM (Publisher), digitiser.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, owner.
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