Talk:Lawrence Brockett
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The spelling of the name of Lawrence Brockett is given as "Laurence" on the web site of The Thomas Gray Archive (http://www.thomasgray.org), but as "Lawrence" everywhere else.
For examples on the Interent, see: http://www.countryhousehotels.co.uk/history.htm http://www.bartleby.com/220/0614.html
From other (non-Internet) information, I also believe that the w spelling is correct so I am correcting this page accordingly.
I sent an email to the Thomas Gray Archive...
Thank you for your e-mail.
> Hi. Can you please help me, I was gathering information about Laurence > Brockett (as it is spelled on your website). However other information > sources give the name ad Lawrence Brockett. Can you please help me out > and confirm whether the name is Laurence or Lawrence ?
We have found both spellings, "Lawrence" seems common in pre-20th century literature, while "Laurence" is generally used in later works. Although we have not checked this against any original resources, we have opted to go for the version generally used in bio-bibliographical databases and secondary literature today.
Kind regards,
Alexander Huber. -- Alexander Huber, MA Editor, _The Thomas Gray Archive_ mailto:huber@thomasgray.org http://www.thomasgray.org/
Good idea! It seems he only used secondary sources to find "Laurence".