William Gifford manuscript material : 18 items, 1788-1824

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William Gifford manuscript material : 18 items, 1788-1824

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· To James Bandinel, civil servant : 2 autograph letters signed : -- 3 Jun [1812?] : (MISC 2269) : begins, "Will you have the goodness to put up the inclosed for Bel. with your Cadiz packets ..." -- 22 Dec [1825?] : (MISC 2268) : discussing his debilitating illness. · To Sir John Barrow, promoter of exploration and author : 1 autograph letter signed : [no date] : (MISC 2270) : including, "Tell George not to be discouraged with the pencil marks. Let him try & try again, & he will catch something of Anacreon's manner ..." · To Eliza Blagg at Grosvenor Gate, Hyde Park : 1 autograph letter signed : [no date] : (MISC 3974) : expressing a longing to see her. Tipped into the grangerized copy of Hazlitt's Spirit of the Age. Shelved with bound manuscripts under "Hazlitt." · To William Cookesley, probably the son of Gifford's benefactor of the same name, who died in 1781 : 1 autograph letter signed : 29 Apr 1788 : (MISC 0120) : planning for a possible visit. · To Isaac D'Israeli, writer : 1 autograph letter signed : [ca. 1815] : (MISC 2314) : begins, "I thank you for your note. -- The first presentation of the Gypsies cannot possibly be earlier than 1620." · To Anne Murray, wife of John Murray, publisher : 1 autograph letter signed : [no date] : (MISC 1352) : begins, "I am very sorry to hear that Mr. Murray is unwell ..." · To John Murray, publisher : 3 autograph letters signed : -- 24 Nov 1817 : (S'ANA 0461) : begins, "I return the manuscript I read carefully over this morning..." -- [ca. 1819] : (MISC 2375) : including, "I wish Mr. Croker would look at Maurice & Barghetta..." -- [1824] : (MISC 2315) : including, "Let Roworth go on with making up Paulding ..." · To "My dear Silene," at Ryde, Isle of Wight : 1 autograph letter signed : [25 Jul 1806] : (MISC 2323) : begins, "On returning this morning from a short visit to Hawkesubry I found to my little surprize, that our travellers were just arrived ..." · To Robert Southey, poet : 3 autograph letters signed : -- 11 Dec 1809 : (MISC 0236) : requesting a review of Clarke's Life of Nelson ; though he admits to never having seen Clarke's book, he advises Southey to chastise it. -- 28 Apr 1810 (MISC 0237) : comments on Southey's projected Life of Nelson. -- 3 Jan 1811 : (MISC 0238) : thanking him for an article, requesting another. · To Dr. Charles Symmons, poet and biographer : 1 autograph letter signed : 12 Dec 1809 : (MISC 0241) : on his own work ; mentions Heber, his editions of Jonson and Persius, Murray, et al. · To unknown recipients : 3 autograph letters signed : -- 5 Dec 1817 : (MISC 0239) : refering to a a contribution to the Quarterly Review. -- 31 Jul 1819 : (MISC 0240) : "You owe me no thanks. The manuscript of my commended friend was in my hands but a short time." -- [no date] : (MISC 0119) : begins, "I send you my wife's portrait to be framed ..."

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 7103929

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Murray, John, 1778-1843

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John Murray was an important and successful British publisher. He was among the first publishers to form connections with authors, notably Byron, and traveled in literary circles. A consummate businessman, he was often guided by his Tory principles; he founded the Quarterly Review in part to give voice to his political views. From the description of John Murray letter to General Malcolm, ca. 1812. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 51999696 Britis...

Barrow, John, Sir, 1764-1848

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English explorer; secretary to the Admiralty. From the description of Autograph letter signed : "Admiralty", to Henry Paterson, Jr., 1845 May 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270621907 ...

Blagg, Eliza.

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Southey, Robert, 1774-1843

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English poet, literary scholar, historian and biographer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Keswick, to an unidentified man, 1836 Jan. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 603582965 English poet and man of letters. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Keswick, to Moxon, 1837 July 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662734 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Keswick, to an unidentified correspondent, 1837 Mar. 2....

Gifford, William, 1756-1826

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William Gifford, English satirist and editor. His verse satire The Baviad was published in 1791, and he was the editor of the short-lived tory sponsored Anti-Jacobin, or Weekly Examiner. Gifford served as editor of The Quarterly Review from 1809 to 1824. From the description of William Gifford manuscript material : 18 items, 1788-1824 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 233215910 From the guide to the William Gifford manuscript material : 19 items, 1788-1824, (The...

Murray, Anne, 1782-1845.

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Bandinel, James, 1783-1849

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Epithet: Rector of Elmley, county Yorkshire; author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000742.0x00017f ...

Disraeli, Isaac, 1766-1848

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English man of letters. From the description of Autograph letter in third person : "Bloomsbury Square," to Mr. Dyer, 1819 Jan. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270513421 Isaac Disraeli, English writer. His volumes of biographical anecdotes, Curiosities of Literature (1791-1823), were highly popular throughout the 19th century. He is the father of Benjamin Disraeli, British prime minister and novelist. From the description of Isaac Disraeli manuscript material : ...

Symmons, Charles, 1749-1826

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