Linnell, John

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                                                                                Linnell's Journal 6.8.1825 Mrs Aders 11 Euston Sq with Mr Blake

                                                                                                               8.8.1825 Mrs Aders 11 Euston Sq with S Palmer

                                                                                                           10.11.1825 "agreed with Mr Aders to engrave a plate of Part of the Van Eyck Picture 20 ins by 7"

Ley, Hugh

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HCR diary 25.2.1826 "dined at Henry Rogers' at Highbury" a Dr Leigh or Lee among guests

                    25.1.1837 "The mortality of this season is unusually great - Dr Ley is gone"

Lewis, John Frederick

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HCR diary 7.10.1832 re Sir Thomas Lawrence "There is a letter by L: to J: Fred: Lewis at Mrs Aders 'I sincerely rejoice at your good fortune in securing the kind hospitality of Mr & Mrs A: and in having for your present companion Mr Gotzenberger of whose genius I have a most sincere admiration - The compositions that I saw of his pencil were in the purest taste yet with equal originality and power' "

Probably John Frederick Lewis (DNB 1804-1876)

L'Evesque

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HCR diary 22.3.1838 "I have some hope of obtaining throughh L'Evesque an introduction to Seguire"

Lemme

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HCR diary 6.1.1833 at Aders in lock up "at his place I found Lemme - I was pleased by the cordial manners of L: towards A: and that A: had made up his mind to carry into effect the agreement with Loevenhagen and Jameson - L: I found thought that I had offered too much and that A's engagement should be only honorary"

                 20.4.1833 wrote to "Lemme stating on what conditions and understanding I consented to become trustee for Aders"

Leclerc, Mlle

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HCR diary 11.5.1822 at Aders where Kiesewtter performed "A Mlle Leclerc was also there - a fine girl who sang Italian airs with great spirit and effect - she is young & interesting and I have no doubt will excite a strong sensation when she appears - her performance was to me rather admirable than pleasing"

I could find no references to Mlle Leclerc in newspapers, musical dictionaries, or English deaths or marriages

Lawrence, Thomas

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HCR diary 18.12.1820 Mrs Aders talking about her father John Raphael Smith "Lawrence was also patronise3d by Smith, but becoming a great man refused a favour S: asked of him (to be the engraver of one of his pictures which he refused)"

Lawrence, Miss

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HCR diary 11.7.1836 at Mrs Aders blue stocking party "Miss Lawrence"

                   27.9.1836 at Charles Baldwin's "Miss Lawrence there. She was aware of the expected failure of A: and I find Gilman takes out a friendly commission. I think it fortunate I was not in London - 'For' she says 'a few hundreds would have enabled them to go on'!! Had I been applied to I hope I should have had courage to refuse"

Laurent

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HCR diary 8.10.1831 "dinner at Aders, but Laurent the painter and a Mr Corbould were there so we had not much conversation"

                  13.10.1831 "Laurent who is cleaning A's pictures is in raptures at their excellence"

Lane, Miss

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HCR diary 31.5.1822 at Aders "The two Miss     were there - the elder has a romantic face - They are great favourites with Mrs A: - we had whist - I read Wordsworth to the Miss     and we were regaled with delicious wine and a good supper - we came home late"