Autograph manuscript poems, commonplace book, etc., [1770-1814?].

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Autograph manuscript poems, commonplace book, etc., [1770-1814?].

Collection of miscellaneous materials dated from 1770 to 1814. Includes autograph manuscript verse, 14 drafts of verses, scenarios, and fragments of manuscripts; manuscript verses (27 leaves) in handwriting of Sheridan and copies of others written by him, including "Triumph of the Whale"; manuscript copies of imperial patents (2) dated 1804 and 1805, copied from the Imperial Patent Office, probably intended for theatrical pieces; a notebook (39 leaves) of a collection of verses in contemporary hand, written by members of Sheridan's circle, including "The Grotto"; a manuscript, written in unknown hand, of a drama "Rural Amours, a musical drama," by Elizabeth Ann Linley Sheridan, dated ca. 1785; a manuscript fragment titled "On Mrs. B.," by Ch. Fox [Charles James Fox], undated; and ALS to Thomas Moore from J.H. concerning his research on the life of Sheridan, undated.

1 item (ca. 80 leaves in various foliations) ; 32 x 20 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7680420

Princeton University Library

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