tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327028885417240312.post8076027678604185196..comments2024-02-23T01:45:36.309-08:00Comments on Peter G. Shilston's Blog: Sir Robert Walpole's WealthPeter G. Shilstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14738298407725174339noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327028885417240312.post-19862044639499476352019-08-07T03:36:02.077-07:002019-08-07T03:36:02.077-07:00Walpole also, I understand, made money from his sh...Walpole also, I understand, made money from his shares in the South Sea Company (with its involvement in the TransAtlatic Slave Trade)...and no doubt used his inside knowledge to buy at a low price and sell at a high one.Jim McNeillhttps://jimmcneill.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327028885417240312.post-91746203485137346122014-01-21T17:22:19.326-08:002014-01-21T17:22:19.326-08:00I too am a "student" of Professor J.H. P...I too am a "student" of Professor J.H. Plumb, whose books and essays have assisted me greatly in my art historical studies. How fortunate you were to have received your introduction to Walpole from the historian who knew his subject better than anyone else. <br />I look forward to returning to your commentaries/blogs in the near future. <br />My single suggestion is that the chartreuse ground is difficult to look at, and even seems to reflect on my keyboard, which of course it does not. But perceptual experience trunces fact.Susan Koslowhttp://profkoslow.comnoreply@blogger.com