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Charles Hope
Born July 9, 1740   Died June 6, 1766  
at Portsmouth
Lord Hope

Son of John Hope (1704-1781), 2nd Earl of Hopetoun, and Anne Ogilvy (d. 1759). Brother of James Hope.

He died in Portsmouth on June 6, 1766, shortly after his return from a journey to the West Indies.1

Boswell met Hope at the court of Charles I at Brunswick on June 27, 1764. The young Lord was accompanied by his tutor, William Rouet.

Boswell on the Grand Tour I, 1764

Unless otherwise noted, the source for a dated quotation of Boswell's is generally the corresponding volume of the Yale Trade Editions of Boswell's journals.