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unusual facts about Daines Barrington


William Elstob

Elstob prepared a version of Ælfred's Orosius, which finally came into the hands of Daines Barrington.


John Barrington, 1st Viscount Barrington

William, the eldest, became Chancellor of the Exchequer; John was a Major-General in the British Army; Daines was a lawyer, antiquarian and naturalist; Samuel was a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy; and Shute became Bishop of Salisbury and Bishop of Durham.

Newlyn

Daines Barrington, Georg Sauerwein, and Henry Jenner who all collected Cornish writings or sayings, and the latter two became proficient in its use.

Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile

His Travels was issued in 1790, after he retired to his home at Kinnaird, at the urging of his friend Daines Barrington.


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