Biography

Thomas Terrie. (-) (aka. Thomas Terry, Mr. Terrie)

Boswells landlord in Downing Street and a fellow Scot. Originally from Moray Shire. He worked at the Plantation Office, almost adjacent to his house in Downing Street. Married to a girl from Norwich, with no children. They had a maid, Molly, also from Norwich.

Life with James Boswell:

Boswell and Mr. Terrie seemed to have had a pretty good relationship at first. Boswell described the family very positively in LJ121262 and Terrie let Boswell stay in his rooms at a reduced rate. Boswell first moved in at Downing Street on Friday November 26, 1762. However, in July, 1763 they had a fall-out, which included the calling of a Night Watchman. On July 7, Boswell moved from Downing Street to the chambers of his friend William Temple, who was moving to Cambridge that same morning.

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