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Thomas Pennant Barton

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(1803-1869)

United StatesLived 1803 to 1869 · aged 66
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Thomas Pennant Barton was an American diplomat and bibliophile who is primarily remembered for the collection of books by and relating to William Shakespeare and English drama that he amassed between 1834 and 1869.

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Detail of a letter from Thomas Pennant Barton to Thomas Rodd, dated May 13th, 1844.Detail of a letter from Thomas Pennant Barton to Thomas Rodd, dated May 13th, 1844.Cora Livingston, portrait by Charles Cromwell InghamCora Livingston, portrait by Charles Cromwell Ingham

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Thomas Pennant Barton was an American diplomat and bibliophile who is primarily remembered for the collection of books by and relating to William Shakespeare and English drama that he amassed between 1834 and 1869. Four years after his death, Barton's collection was acquired by the Boston Public Library, where it has remained ever since.

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Lived 1803 to 1869 · aged 66
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