The Times 1831 - 1840 Oct 31 1833 DEATH - The Cumberland Bard

Oct 31 1833 DEATH - The Cumberland Bard

The Times, Thursday, Oct 31, 1833; pg. 3; Issue 15310; col C THE CUMBERLAND BARD. - A few days after the death of the late Robert ANDERSON, it was stated in one or more of the London papers that he had died in the workhouse, in a state of great abjectness and poverty; and some reflections were cast upon the people of Carlisle for allowing a man of genius to die thus neglected. We cannot at present lay our hands upon the paragraph, but the above is its purport, and we here give it a most unequivocal denial. For a considerable period prior to his death, and after he had ceased to labour for his own maintenance, he was comfortably lodged, and every necessary provided for him, out of a fund raised amongst a few gentlemen in Carlisle; and though he certainly died in "poverty" (according to the usual acceptation of the word), he had not experienced any real want. - Carlisle Journal. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Petra

 

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