The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Peter Waldo ( - )

Identified by Emanuel Mendes da Costa as Charles Dubois's heir and husband of his daughter, who inherited (it would seem) of part of Dubois's collection (207). He says he saw a remnant of Dubois's collection of shells, fossils, and other objects "at Mr. Waldo's, junior, about 1760" (207). This is probably a second Peter Waldo (1732 or 1733-1803), son of the first and author of An essay on the Holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper (1798), whose title page identifies the author as "Peter Waldo, Esq; of Mitcham." Relevant locations: Residence at Mitcham, Surrey
 Relationships: Peter Waldo was a recipient of object(s) from Charles Dubois (bap. 1658-1740)
Peter Waldo was a father of Peter Waldo (1732 or 1733-1803)

Charles Dubois (bap. 1658-1740) was a father-in-law of Peter Waldo
Linked print sources: as Mentioned or referenced by - Notices and Anecdotes of Literati, Collectors, &c. from a MS. by the late Mendes De Costa, and Collected Between 1747 and 1788.
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