Autograph letter signed : to an unidentified recipient, 1784 June 21.

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Autograph letter signed : to an unidentified recipient, 1784 June 21.

Writing sarcastically about a musical performance in an Episcopal church and mentioning Handel; discussing a Mr. Wright, who is in service but longs for "liberty"; and discussing the character of Mr. Pitt and the difficulty for "we who live at a distance from the center of all political bustle" to form accurate opinions of public figures.

1 item (4 p.) ; 19.8 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7233916

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Pitt, William.

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Ryskamp, Charles.

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Librarian. From the description of Reminiscences of Charles A. Ryskamp : oral history, 1974. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122569526 ...

Cowper, William, 1731-1800

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William Cowper, English poet. From the guide to the William Cowper manuscript material : 32 items, ca. 1784-1799, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) English poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Weston Underwood, to William [i.e. Walter] Churchey, 1786 Dec. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270531182 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Olney], to Lady Austen, 1782 Aug...

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759

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Most material is from the oratorio; see Callno. 7087. This arrangement 1943.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphonic suite no. V : the triumph of Truth : based on / Handel ; free arrangement by Zoltan Fekete. c1943. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 50064356 From the opera in three acts, librettist unknown. Composed 1707 or 1708.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Dance of the sailors : from Rodrigo / G.F. H...