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William O'Carroll

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Sometime secretary to the British envoy at Dresden, Philip Stanhope in the 1760s, and an Irish officer of the Marines.1

Also known as

  • Mr. Carroll

    • Life with James Boswell

    On October 10, 1764 Boswell described O'Carroll in his journal as “an obliging sort of man, but very formal. He was just Mr. Carron at Utrecht in regimentals.”

    Notes

    Note 1: Only source used for this article is Boswell on the Grand Tour I, 1763-1764.


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  • Boswell on the Grand Tour: Germany and Switzerland 1763-1764

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