Abraham Langford (1711–1774) was an English auctioneer and playwright. He was born in the parish of St Paul, Covent Garden. As a young man he wrote for...
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played by Charlotte Clarke. In 1747 Cock formed a partnership with Abraham Langford, who took over the business on Cock's death a year later. In his will...
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Higgons, historian Antoinette-Cecile de Saint-Huberty, opera singer Abraham Langford, auctioneer and playwright Thomas Mackworth (d.1744), baronet Joseph...
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Gottfried Lengnich, German/Polish historian (born 1689) September 17 – Abraham Langford, English auctioneer and playwright (born 1711) October 16 – Robert...
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of which the pictures, coins and engraved gems, &c., were sold by Abraham Langford in February and March 1754, the sale realizing a total that was unprecedented...
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prints and more than thirteen hundred drawings by Worlidge were sold by Abraham Langford in March 1767 by order of his widow. Worlidge's last work was his Antique...
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contents of her house were sold off by her friend, the auctioneer Abraham Langford. Although there was a genuine Mother Cole, Douglas supposedly forms...
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tracts on the Eucharist. A catalogue of Lewis's manuscripts sold by Abraham Langford of Covent Garden, December 1749, is copied with the prices in Add MS...
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historical transcripts. The collection was sold in 1760 after his death by Abraham Langford. Among the collection was an interleaved copy of the Typographical...
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the later arrivals were auctioneers, such as Christopher Cock and Abraham Langford, who found rich sources for future sales amongst their neighbours....
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