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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Rebecca Barnhart, 04/29/2008 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the John Paradise letter to Dr. Warren, ca. 1780 A Collection in the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`sJohn D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library MS 2001.18

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 2008 Special Collections Staff John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Descriptive Summary John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation John Paradise letter to Dr. Warren ca. 1780 MS 2001.18 On site. 1 item. English Paradise, John, 1748-1795 Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

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Preferred Citation

John Paradise letter to Dr. Warren, Manuscript #MS 2001.18, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 2001

Biographical/Historical Information

John Paradise was born in Greece where his father was serving as British consul. He was educated at the University of Padua, but spent most of his life in London. He married Lucy Ludwell and moved to Virginia in 1783. In 1788, however, he returned to London. Paradise died in London in 1795.

Scope and Content

Letter, partially written in Greek, from John Paradise to Dr. Warren. Paradise considers himself to be in a "most deplorable" situation and hopes for a visit from the doctor.

Arrangement

1 item.

Index Terms Persons: Paradise, John, 1748-1795