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Peckard [née Ferrar], Martha (1729-1805), poet, wife of Peter Peckard
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- Martha Ferrar
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1729 - 14 January 1805
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Martha Peckard was a published poet in her day. Her Ode to Spring and Ode to Cynthia were featured in the periodicals The Gentleman's Magazine and The Weekly Magazine, or Edinburgh Amusement. She was the eldest daughter of Edward Ferrar, a lawyer in Huntingdonshire, and she married Peter Peckard in 1755. She ensured the safe transfer of the Ferrar Papers and Peckard's personal library to Magdalene College upon Peckard's death.
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Ferrar, Edward (1695/6-1769), lawyer (1695/6-1769)
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Ferrar, Edward (1695/6-1769), lawyer is the parent of Peckard [née Ferrar], Martha (1729-1805), poet, wife of Peter Peckard
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1729-1769
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Peckard, Peter (1717-1797), Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge (c. 1717 - 8 December 1797)
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Peckard, Peter (1717-1797), Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge is the spouse of Peckard [née Ferrar], Martha (1729-1805), poet, wife of Peter Peckard
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1755-1797
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 25 (1755) p.37. The weekly magazine, or, Edinburgh amusement, Volume 18 (1772) p.114.