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Brereton, Jane, (1685-1740), poet

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Alternative name(s):
  • Jane Hughes (Maiden Name)
  • Melissa (Pseudonym)
Surname: Brereton
Forenames: Jane
Gender: Female
Date: 1685-1740
History: Marriage: 1711-1722 Thomas Brereton (d 1722)
Biography: ODNB link for Brereton, Jane (1685-1740) nee Hughes, poet as 'Melissa'
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P130297 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P45320 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1729-31: poems (2) and letters (7)
North East Wales Archives (NEWA), Hawarden (formerly Flintshire Record Office)
D/E/871, D/E/1542/42 & 100a
See Location Register of English Literary MSS 18-19th cent 1995