friends with

Wright was a friend of Hamilton's from childhood, and read to her after she became blind

Telfer dedicated Border Ballads and Other Miscellaneous Pieces (Jedburgh, 1824) to Hogg

Grieve was on intimate terms with James Hogg, who contributed to his Forest Minstrel

Walmesley and Yates were schoomates

Jones met Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx through George Julian Harney