William Thomas Thornton's Family, Ancestry, and Early Years: Some Findings from Recently Discovered Manuscripts and Letters
基于新发现的手稿和信函，探讨经济学家威廉·托马斯·桑顿的家庭、祖先和早年生活，并分析这些文献对研究其生平的价值。
The article discusses information about the family, life, and ancestry of economist William Thomas Thornton found in some of his manuscripts and letters. The importance of the lack of information surrounding Thornton's personal life is explored. The available sources on Thornton's life are described, including the book "Collected Works of John Stuart Mill," which contains letters between Mill and Thornton. The discovery of the Thornton family letters is discussed and the usefulness of these documents to the study of Thornton's life is also examined.