Autograph letters signed (47) : London, Portsmouth, etc., primarily to his publisher, Edward Moxon, 1830 Feb. 8-1842 July 26 and undated.

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Autograph letters signed (47) : London, Portsmouth, etc., primarily to his publisher, Edward Moxon, 1830 Feb. 8-1842 July 26 and undated.

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This collection of autograph letters signed includes 37 to his publisher, Edward Moxon, discussing the publication of his Fragments of Voyages and Travels and Loo-Choo. It also includes single letters to W. Andrews, P. Buquet, Dr. Robert Ferguson, Miss Maudslay, Countess Elizabeth Georgina Spencer, W.S. Stratford, and J. Voranda and three letters to unidentified recipients. Topics mentioned in these letters include engineering problems with towing on canals, importation of sheep from Singapore, and miscellaneous matters.

47 items (ca. 159 p.), unbound ; size varies + 8 envelopes.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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