James Marshall Osborn collection of Lady Sydney Morgan 1805-1833

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James Marshall Osborn collection of Lady Sydney Morgan 1805-1833

Comprised chiefly of letters to Morgan from various people, including Anne Jane Gore Hamilton, Joseph Atkinson, Charles Babbage, John Bowring, Richard Burgess, Henry Fothergill Chorley, Richard Ford, Catherine Grace Frances Moody Gore, Richard James Lane, Thomas Charles Morgan, Roderick Impey Murchison, Richard Phillips, Cyrus Redding, Marmion W. Savage, Horace Smith, Joseph Cooper Walker, and Thomas Wallace. There are also a few letters from Morgan to various people; letters to Thomas Charles Morgan from various people, including many from Cyrus Redding, Horace Smith, and Thomas Wallace; several third party letters; and one manuscript version of Lady Sydney Morgan's "The Tabinet Nightcap." There are three boxes of unsorted letters.

2.40 linear ft. (6 boxes)

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Osborn, James Marshall

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James Marshall Osborn (1906-1976), literary historian and author of several works, including Young Philip Sidney (1972), as well as the founder of the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection of rare books and manuscripts. From the description of Whirlwind Hill Farm papers, 1940-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702144748 From the description of James Marshall Osborn correspondence, 1928-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702144904 The Jam...

Redding, Cyrus, 1785-1870

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Osborn, James M. (James Marshall)

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Smith, Horace, 1779-1849

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Co. D., 21st Mississippi Regiment. From the description of Letters to his mother and sisters, of "Elmsley", near Woodville, Miss. [manuscript] : half of them written from Field of action in Co. D., 21st Mississippi Regiment, April 1862-Sept. 1863, 1854-1863. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647966276 Author and businessman Horace Smith was born in London to an educated, well-to-do family; he was educated at home and at the Chigwell School and the Albert House Ac...

Wallace, Thomas Wallace, Baron, 1768-1844

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Atkinson, Joseph, 1743-1818

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Bowring, John, 1792-1872

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John Bowring was an English statesman and author, renowned as a polyglot. Born in Exeter and raised as a Unitarian, he began working at the age of thirteen, and actively sought to learn languages from travellers. He established a mercantile firm, and travelled extensively, meeting Jeremy Bentham; a controversy over some Greek loans affected his reputation and financial status, but Bentham helped by appointing him political editor of Westminster Review. Bowring published several volumes of verse,...

Chorley, Henry Fothergill, 1808-1872

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English music critic, writer, and lyricist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to "Dear friend", "Saturday morning" [1863 Jan. 24]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270127153 British journalist, music critic, and librettist. From the description of Autograph letters signed : 13 Eaton Place West; and elsewhere, to Arthur Sullivan, 1863 Sept. 19 and 1866 Mar. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125542 Henry Fothergill Chorley, English journa...

Phillips, R. (Richard), Sir, 1767-1840

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Walker, Joseph C. (Joseph Cooper), d. 1810

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Ford, Richard, 1796-1858

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Epithet: of Add MS 38310 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001242.0x0003a1 Richard Ford, English art connoisseur and author of several books about Spain. From the description of Richard Ford manuscript material : 1 item, 1849 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 218604844 From the guide to the Richard Ford manuscript material : 1 item, 1849, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pfo...

Burgess, Richard, 1796-1881

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Epithet: Reverend British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000758.0x000207 Epithet: Rector of Upper Chelsea British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001030.0x000002 Epithet: Reverend; biblical scholar British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001030.0x000003 ...

Abercorn, Anne Jane Gore Hamilton, Marchioness of, d. 1827.

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Morgan, Lady, (Sydney), 1783-1859

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Sydney Morgan, née Owneson, Lady Morgan, Irish-born novelist and socialite. From the guide to the Sydney Morgan, Lady Morgan manuscript material : 22 items, 1809-1858, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Sydney Owenson Morgan, Irish novelist, published her first volume of verse in March 1801 and her most famous novel, The wild Irish girl, in 1806. She married surgeon Sir Thomas Charles Morgan on 20 January 1812. They moved...

Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871

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Charles Babbage was a British mathematician and inventor. He helped found the Analytical Society, The Royal Astronomical Society, and the Statistical Society, and was a member of the Royal Academy. He invented several mechanical calculating machines, and designed an analytical engine that anticipated the digital computer. He also helped establish the modern English postal system, compiled the first reliable actuarial tables, and invented the locomotive cowcatcher. From th...

Murchison, Roderick Impey, Sir, 1792-1871

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British geologist. From the description of Papers, 1857 and undated. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35230784 English geologist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Folkestone, to an unnamed correspondent, 1870 Sept. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270612797 Geologist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to an unidentified recipient, 1847 July 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872039 Ro...

Lane, Richard James, 1800-1872

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Richard James Lane, lithographer and sculptor. From the description of Richard James Lane manuscript material : 7 items, 1854 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 698384042 English engraver and lithographer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Queen's Road [London], to J.P. Harley, 1850 July 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270597186 Epithet: ARA; lithographer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Pers...

Morgan, Thomas Charles, Sir, 1783-1843

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Epithet: MD British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000754.0x0001d7 Epithet: author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000754.0x0001d6 ...

Gore, Mrs. (Catherine Grace Frances), 1799-1861

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Catherine Gore was a popular and prolific 19th century British writer. Her fashionable novels, often published anonymously or under a pseudonym, record details of London society during the Regency. Married to an Army officer, the Gores lived in England and France. From the description of Catherine Gore letters, ca. 1840-1849. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 80127023 From the description of Catherine Gore letters, ca. 1840-1849. (Pennsylvania St...

Savage, M. W. (Marmion Wilme), 1804-1872

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