NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Davis, John, 1774-1854 LBT ID: JoDavis1854 VIAF ID: 42682091 LOC ID: n85008389 | B/BAP: 1774 DIED: 1854 |
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Born in Salisbury, he was a seaman, biographer, and miscellaneous writer; Robert Southey,
who knew him, commented “that however much adversity had quickened his talents, it had
injured his moral feelings.” | |
REFERENCES TO WORKS BY John Davis:
The Life of Thomas Chatterton. Found 1.
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Travels of four years and a half in the United States of America: during 1798,
1799, 1800, 1801, and 1802. Found 1.
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