A letter that Samuel Johnson writes to sarcastically show his opinion of Lord Chesterfield.

Lord Chesterfield was an Ambassador to Spain, Master of the Mint, and Postmaster General in the County of Derby in the 1600s. The family is famous and has their own crest.

Samuel Johnson wrote the letter to Lord Chesterfield to express his dissatisfaction with Chesterfield's belated patronage and support of his work. Johnson felt that Chesterfield had ignored him in the past and was now trying to benefit from his success. Johnson's letter serves as a rejection of Chesterfield's patronage and a declaration of his independence as a writer.

Lord Chesterfield

Lord Chesterfield a British Statesman, born 1694 died 1773.