Psalm XXIII, v. 4 and 6 [manuscript], 1835 December 12.

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Psalm XXIII, v. 4 and 6 [manuscript], 1835 December 12.

Autograph poem by James Montgomery, published as "Mercies remembered and anticipated: psalm xxiii, 4-6." "Sheffield, Dec. 12, 1835" and "Miss Meggy Kenney" written at bottom of leaf. Also, an envelope addressed to Sir W. de C. Brooke Bart., The Elms, Market Harborough.

1 leaf ; 12 x 12 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7576403

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Brooke, William de Capell, 1801-1886

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Montgomery, James, 1771-1854

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The poet James Montgomery was born in Irvine, Ayrshire, on 4 November 1771. He was sent to the Moravian school (the Moravians are a religious community) at Fulneck, near Leeds, and while there began writing poetry. Work followed in a bakery and then in a store, and then to the offices of the Sheffield Register . Facing prosecution, the proprietor and editor of the journal - a reformer - escaped to America, and Montgomery became the working editor and then the owner of the title which ...

Kenney, Meggy, fl. 1835.

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