The Autobiography of William Jerdan
Thomas Hudson Turner to William Jerdan, [1837?]
“Friday Morning.
“My dear Sir,
“It appears that we have given some offence by
referring to the proceedings of the record committee, which is not a public
one. I am not aware that they will say anything about it, and I only mention it
as an on dit; it will make the
article more notorious at least. I will send the article on Devon’s book on Monday, and, at the same
time, a paper which will, I trust, convince you that I spoke nothing untrue of
Mr. Hunter,
who is an immense humbug. Mr. J. G. Nichols should have hesitated before
he called me ‘interested and prejudiced.’ I
have since learned that he and his father print and publish Mr.
H.’s topographical works—‘hinc ilia lacrymæ.’
“I recur to this, because I feel annoyed that you
should have been troubled about the matter; for myself I am conscious of having
done well and justly.
Frederick Devon (1798 c.-1858)
Assistant-keeper of public records at the Chapter-house, Westminster and secretary of the
Society of Antiquaries; he published
Issues of the Exchequer: being
payments made out of H.M. Revenue during the Reign of King James I (1836).
Joseph Hunter (1783-1861)
Editor, antiquary, and Shakespeare scholar; he was vice-president of the Society of
Antiquaries.
William Jerdan (1782-1869)
Scottish journalist who for decades edited the
Literary Gazette;
he was author of
Autobiography (1853) and
Men I
have Known (1866).
John Bowyer Nichols (1779-1863)
The son and successor of John Nichols, editor of the
Gentleman's
Magazine; he was educated at St Paul's School and published antiquarian
works.
John Gough Nichols (1806-1873)
The son of John Bowyer Nichols; he was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, and like his
father was a printer and antiquary, publishing antiquarian works and working as an editor
at the
Gentleman's Magazine.
Thomas Hudson Turner (1815-1852)
English antiquary; after working for the printer William Nicol he was employed at the
record office in the Tower of London. He published in the
Literary
Gazette.
