Cumberland writes to Pinckney, 3 June 1773, enclosing an item "of consequence, " with good news of the health of the Bishop of Kilmore and his family. Internal evidence suggests Pinckney had emigrated to America; notation on the verso dates receipt by packet 7 Aug. 1773.
In Rare Books and Manuscripts, University Libraries, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (#XXXX-1075R/VF Lit)
Biographical or Historical Sketch
Richard Cumberland was an author, best known as a dramatist and for his memoirs. Born at Trinity College, his father was a clergyman and his mother was the daughter of scholar Richard Bentley, then master of Trinity. He was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College at Oxford, and devoted himself to a life of literature. While serving a number of government posts, he continued his studies, and wrote and translated numerous works. He wrote prose and poetry, but was most successful as a playwright, writing a large number of plays, several of which were successful. Cumberland's work is generally considered overly sentimental and melodramatic, but he helped popularize such innovations as the problem play, the musical drama, and melodrama.
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