The Blessington papers : manuscript albums, 1818-1856

Sigourney, Lydia Howard, 1791-1865

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Lydia Huntley Sigourney (born September 1, 1791, Norwich, Connecticut–died June 10, 1865, Hartford, Connecticut), poet, also known as the “Sweet Singer of Hartford", was the only daughter of a gardener. She attended private school with the assistance of her father’s employer, and founded a Hartford school for girls in 1814. At this school, without any specialized training, Sigourney taught a deaf student, Alice Cogswell, to read and write in English. Cogswell would later be the first student enr...

Erskine, Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron, 1750-1823

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Thomas Erskine, first Baron Erskine, British lord chancellor. From the guide to the Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine manuscript material : 2 items, ca. 1820's-1823, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Erskine won fame for his defence work in many of the show trials of the 1790's and was considered England's greatest practicing advocate in libel and adultery litigation. From the description of Correspondence...

Clarke, Alured, Sir, 1744 or 1745-1832

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Sir Alured Clarke, British army officer and colonial governor. From the description of Sir Alured Clarke manuscript material : 1 item, 1819 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 608094147 From the guide to the Sir Alured Clarke manuscript material : 1 item, 1819, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) English field-marshal. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to an unident...

Calcraft, Emily

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Emily Calcraft, British writer. She wrote memoirs of Samuel Parr and Lord Erskine. From the description of Emily Calcraft manuscript material : 2 items, ca. 1830's-1840's (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 607563823 From the guide to the Emily Calcraft manuscript material : 2 items, ca. 1830's-1840's, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) ...

Parr, Samuel, 1747-1825

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Samuel Parr was a Latin scholar and schoolmaster, educated at Cambridge. He served as perpetual curate in Warwickshire and during that time established a school in Stanmore, served as headmaster of Colchester and Norwich Schools, wrote essays and sermons with strong and often controversial leanings, and amassed a library of more than 10,000 books. He was a friend of Joseph Priestley and wrote the Latin epitaph for Samuel Johnson in St. Paul's. From the description of Samuel Parr lett...

Smith, Albert, 1816-1860

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English author and lecturer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Piccadilly, to Willsie, Monday. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663669 From the description of Autograph letter in third person : to Mr. Lee, 1848 July 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662138 From the description of Autograph letter signed and printed document signed, dated : [London, n.d.], and 28 November 1855, to [Edward Tyrrell] Smith, 1855 Nov. 28 and n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat r...

Mount-Temple, William Francis Cowper-Temple, Baron, 1811-1888

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William Francis Cowper-Temple, 1st Baron Mount Temple, British Liberal Party politician and statesman. He was known as "William Cowper" before 1869, and as "William Cowper-Temple" between 1869 and 1880. From the description of William Francis Cowper-Temple, Baron Mount-Temple manuscript material : 1 item, 1837 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 608342226 English politician. From the description of Splügen fund : Autograph account ledger, 1878 Apr. 16...

Stopford, Edward Adderley, Archdeacon of Meath

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Epithet: Archdeacon of Meath British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000444.0x00003f ...

Lane, Richard James, 1800-1872

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Richard James Lane, lithographer and sculptor. From the description of Richard James Lane manuscript material : 7 items, 1854 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 698384042 English engraver and lithographer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Queen's Road [London], to J.P. Harley, 1850 July 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270597186 Epithet: ARA; lithographer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Pers...

Milnes, Richard Monckton, Baron Houghton, 1809-1885

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Richard Monckton Milnes, first Baron Houghton, English author and politician. From the guide to the Richard Monckton Milnes manuscript material : 14 items, ca. 1841-1861, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Richard Monckton Milnes was the first biographer of the English poet John Keats. From the description of Letters concerning John Keats, 1794-1958 (inclusive), 1822-1895 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat...

Arlincourt, vicomte d' (Charles Victor Prévôt), 1789-1856

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Charles Victor Prévôt, vicomte d'Arlincourt, French novelist, poet and dramatist. From the guide to the Charles Victor Prévôt, vicomte d'Arlincourt manuscript material : 10 items, 1843-1844, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Charles Victor Prévôt, vicomte d'Arlincourt, French novelist, poet and dramatist. From the description of Charles Victor Prévôt, vicomte d'Arlincourt manuscript material : 10 items, 1...

John William Henry Dalrymple, Earl of, 1784-1840.

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Beattie, William, 1793-1875

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William Beattie, Scottish physician and poet. Beattie counted many famous and influential people among his closest friends, including: Thomas Campbell, for whom he wrote a biography; Samuel Rogers, for whom he was executor; Lady Blessington, to whose Book of Beauty annual he often contributed; and Lady Byron, who reportedly "had imparted to him the true reason of her separation from her husband, and that it was not the one given by Mrs. Stowe.". From the guide to the William Beattie ...

Londonderry, Frederick William Robert Stewart, Marquess of, 1805-1872.

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Gambardella, Spiridione (British painter, active 1842-1868)

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Spiridione Gambardella, Italian-born portrait painter. Originally an operatic tenor, he painted portraits in New York and Boston from 1835 to 1840 before relocating to Britain. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and the British Institution from 1842 to 1852. From the description of Spiridione Gambardella manuscript material : 1 item, 1844 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 658072015 ...

Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867

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American journalist and poet. From the description of Letter : to "My dear fellow," [18--] July 12. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28900949 Willis was a journalist and writer of plays, poems and short stories. From the description of Letter, to Maunsell B. (Maunsell Bradhurst) Field, 1854 March 31. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122493287 Nathaniel Parker Willis was one of the highest paid periodical writers of his day, a poet, ...

Swifte, Edmund Lenthal, 1777-1875

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Farrer, Thomas, 1787-1833.

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Longman & Co.

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Athlumney, William Meredyth Somerville, Baron, 1802-1873.

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Fonblanque, J. S. M. (John Samuel Martin), 1787-1865

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John Samuel Martin de Grenier Fonblanque, English legal writer. From the description of J. S. M. Fonblanque manuscript material : 1 item, 1836 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 657816486 ...

Abell, Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe, -1871

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Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe Abell, Napoleon's pet English child at St. Helena, where her father was Navy agent. From the description of Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe Abell manuscript material : 1 item, 1847 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 173691081 From the guide to the Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe Abell manuscript material : 1 item, 1847, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) ...

O'Flanagan, J. Roderick (James Roderick), 1814-1900

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Anderson, William, 1805-1866

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William Anderson, Scottish journalist and author. From the guide to the William Anderson manuscript material : 1 item, 1854, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) ...

James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford), 1801?-1860

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British novelist. Note included states that James was "led to an appointment about 1850 as consul to Massachusetts, where the present story must have been written." From the description of Christian Lacy : tale of the Salem witchcraft, [ca. 1850]. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 29353551 English novelist and historian G. P. R. James wrote nearly a hundred novels, such as RICHELIEU (1825), THE GYPSY (1835), ATTILA (1837), and THE MYSTERIOUS CHEVALIER (1843), as w...

Hall, S. C. (Samuel Carter), 1800-1889

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English editor and critic. From the description of Autograph letter signed : 15 Ashley Place [London], to "My dear Sir", [no year] June 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270497889 From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : [London], to John Ruskin, [1864] Aug. 25 and Oct 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270507258 From the description of Autograph signature to printed card, 1874 Sept 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270508801 From the descri...

Craven, Keppel Richard, 1779-1851

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Keppel Richard Craven, Britsih traveller and writer. From the description of Keppel Richard Craven manuscript material : 3 items, 1835-1836 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 608534770 From the guide to the Keppel Richard Craven manuscript material : 3 items, 1835-1836, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) English traveller. From the description of Elegiac stanzas : poem in the autograph of ...

MacCarthy, Denis Florence, 1817-1882

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Denis Florence McCarthy, Irish poet and translator of Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600-1681), lived most of his life in Dublin, where he was born and educated. He was a member of the Royal Irish Academy, the "Mystics," and several political associations. His career started in the 1840's with his contributions to "The Nation" and the publication of "The Poets and Dramatists of Ireland" (1846), which he edited. In 1853, he began his translations of Calderón. From the description of D...

Simmons, Batholomew Bootle, 1806-1850.

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Turner, Alfred, 1797-1864.

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Goodwyn, John Edwards.

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Mitchell, John, active 1832-1889

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Landor, Walter Savage, 1775-1864

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British poet. From the description of Kisses in former times : autograph mansucript copy of the poem signed : [Siena], 1860 July 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270598966 Epithet: of Add MS 36513 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001298.0x000290 Walter Savage Landor was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and translator. From the description of Walter Savage Landor collection...

Osborne, Ralph, 1808-1882

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Ralph Bernal Osborne, British politician. From the description of Ralph Bernal Osborne manuscript material : 5 items, 1848-1864 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 699062108 ...

Villiers, George Child-, 1773-1859

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Title: 5th Earl of Jersey British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000628.0x00004d George Child Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey. He was the husband of Sarah Sophia Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey. From the description of George Child Villiers, Earl of Jersey manuscript materal : 1 item, [ca. 1830] (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 697539514 ...

Clanricarde, Ulick John De-Burgh, Marquis of, 1802-1874

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Ulick John De-Burgh, 1st Marquis of Clanricarde, British politician. From the description of Ulick John De-Burgh, Marquis of Clanricarde manuscript material : 4 items, 1849-1865 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 608102011 From the guide to the Ulick John De-Burgh, Marquis of Clanricarde manuscript material : 4 items, 1849-1865, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) ...

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

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Epithet: novelist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000429.0x0002c9 English writer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Office of All the Year Round, 26 Wellington Street, Strand, London, W.C., to Frederick Lehmann, 1863 Nov. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125432 English novelist and publisher. From the description of ALS : Broadstairs, Kent, to Mr. Cullenford, 18...

Mathias, Thomas James, 1754?-1835

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Thomas James Mathias, British satirist and Italian scholar. From the guide to the Thomas James Mathias manuscript material : 6 items, 1815-1826, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) ...

Talbot, C. R. M. (Christopher Rice Mansel), 1803-1890

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Glover, John Hulbert

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Epithet: of Add MS 37967 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x00024c John Hulbert Glover, librarian to Her Majesty Queen Victoria. From the description of John Hulbert Glover manuscript material : 1 item, 1837 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 658239449 Epithet: Librarian to Queen Victoria British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description...

Thompson, Henry, 1797-1878

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Madden, Richard Robert, 1798-1886

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Berkeley, Grantley F. (Grantley Fitzhardinge), 1800-1881

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Grantley F. Berkeley, English politician and sportsman. From the description of Grantley F. Berkeley manuscript material : 7 items, 1834-1835 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 608500563 From the guide to the Grantley F. Berkeley manuscript material : 7 items, 1834-1835, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) ...

Drummond, William, Sir, 1770?-1828

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Sir William Drummond, Scottish classical scholar and diplomat. He was a friend of William Godwin, and his writings helped to shape the philosophical mind of Percy Bysshe Shelley. From the description of Sir William Drummond manuscript material : 1 item, 1811 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 175257032 From the guide to the Sir William Drummond manuscript material : 2 items, 1811-1816, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and Hi...

Trollope, Theodosia Garrow, 1825-1865

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Theodosia Trollope, née Garrow, English writer. She made her literary début as a poet in 1839; some of her verses appeared in Heath's Book of Beauty, edited by Lady Blessington. From the description of Theodosia Garrow Trollope manuscript material : 3 items, 1840-1842 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 658230896 ...

Westmorland, John Fane, Earl of, 1759-1841

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Lord-Lieut. of Ireland. Friend of W. Pitt. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Frances, 1828 May 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588362 ...

Longman, Thomas, 1804-1879

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Thomas Longman, English publisher. He was the older son of Thomas Norton Longman (1771-1842), and the brother of William Longman (1813-1877), both of whom were his business partners at the Longman & Co. publishing firm. From 1842-1850 the company's imprint was "Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans" (cf. Maxted's London book trades). From the description of Thomas Longman manuscript material : 3 items, 1842-1843 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 697808953 From ...

Cowper, Charles Spencer, 1816-1879.

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Charles Spencer Cowper, British governement worker and diplomat. He was the second husband of Countess d'Orsay (Harriet Gardiner, daughter of Lord Blessington and his first wife). From the description of Charles Spencer Cowper manuscript material : 1 item, 1846 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 608350488 From the guide to the Charles Spencer Cowper manuscript material : 1 item, 1846, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His...

Sheridan, Louisa H. (Louisa Henrietta), -1842

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Epithet: afterwards wife of Sir H Wyatt British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000878.0x0002f9 ...

Hook, Theodore Edward, 1788-1841

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English humourist and novelist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cleveland Row, to an unidentified correspondent, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269523603 Theodore Edward Hook, English writer and hoaxer. From the description of Theodore Edward Hook manuscript material : 2 items, ca. 1831? (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 428896037 From the guide to the Theodore Edward Hook manuscript material : 7 items, ca. 1830-184...

Greville, Charles, 1794-1865

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Anglesey, Henry William Paget, Marquis of, 1768-1854

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Surgeon. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Regents Park, to Prof. Knight, 1895 Mar. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131721 Formerly earl of Uxbridge. From the description of Autograph signatures (6) on passes for admittance to the chapel and colonnade of St. James to see the marriage of Victoria. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270132508 British Army officer and statesman. From the description of Papers, 1830. (Duke Unive...

Hare, Julius, Reverend.

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Millingen, James V.

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Epithet: Antiquary British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000474.0x00016e James Millingen, British archaeologist. From the guide to the James Millingen manuscript material : 3 items / ca. 1820's, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Epithet: archaeologist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:...

Rutland, John James Robert Manners, Duke of, 1818-1906

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Scarlett, James, Sir, 1769-1844

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Sir James Scarlett, first Baron Abinger, British judge. From the description of Sir James Scarlett manuscript material : 10 items, 1835-1842 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 593520280 Scarlett, Lord Abinger, served as attorney general under Wellington and was appointed Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer (1834). From the description of Opinion in the case of the East India Company v. Mooneer ool Moolk, 1825. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat reco...

Hall, S. C., Mrs., 1800-1881

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Anna Maria Hall, née Fielding, Irish-born writer. From the description of Mrs. S. C. Hall manuscript material : 1 item, [ca. early 1850's] (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 666533041 Mrs. Cunningham was the wife of Allan Cunningham, Scottish poet and biographer of Robert Burns. From the description of Letter : to Mrs. Allan Cunningham, [between 1842 and 1860?] / Anna Maria Hall. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 36864744 I...

Kenyon, John, 1784-1856

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John Kenyon (1784-1856), was a British poet and philanthropist. Other important addressees in the collection are: Robert Johnston Barton (d. 1879), was a British Captain in the Coldstream Guards, killed in action in Zululand in 1879; James Booth (1796-1880), was a British Barrister and Secretary of the Board of Trade, and his wife, Jane Noble Booth (d. 1872); Thomas Milner Gibson (1806-1884), was a British politician; Henry Bellenden Ker (1785?-1871), British legal reformer. From the...

Canterbury, Charles Manners-Sutton, Viscount, 1780-1845

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Horseman, John, 1775-1844.

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The Reverend John Horseman, rector of Heydon and Little Chishall, and vicar of Great Chishall. From the description of John Horseman manuscript material : 1 item, 1821 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 697312936 ...

Westmacott, Richard, 1799-1872

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English sculptor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to D. Colnaghi, [no year] Mar. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270587752 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to an unidentified correspondent, [no year] Oct. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270587758 ...

Gramont, Anne Quintina Albertine Ida d'Orsay, duchesse de, 1802-1882.

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Anne Quintina Albertine Ida d'Orsay, duchesse de Gramont. She was the sister of Count D'Orsay. From the description of Anne Quintina Albertine Ida d'Orsay, duchesse de Gramont manuscript material : 1 item, 1854. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 658234010 ...

Jesse, John Heneage, 1815-1874

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English historian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Admiralty, to an unidentified correspondent, 1844 Apr. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270486176 Epithet: of Add MS 34574 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001197.0x000034 Epithet: author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001137.0x00019d Jo...

Durham, John George Lambton, Earl of, 1792-1840

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John George Lambton [nicknamed "Radical Jack"], first earl of Durham, English politician. From the description of John George Lambton, Earl of Durham manuscript material : 21 items, 1833-1838 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 647998440 From the guide to the John George Lambton, Earl of Durham manuscript material : 21 items, 1833-1838, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) ...

Osuna, Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón y Beaufort Spontin, 11. duque de, 1810-1844.

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Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863

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John Singleton Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst, British politician. Early in his career, he led the prosecution against the Cato Street Conspirators, and was involved in the trial of Queen Caroline. From the description of John Singleton Copley, Lord Lyndhurst manuscript material : 15 items, ca. 1825-1861 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 124206793 Lord Chancellor of England and son of portrait painter, John Singleton Copley (1738-1815). From the descrip...

Funchal, Conde de.

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Newby, Thomas Cautley

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Epithet: formerly publisher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001390.0x0000a2 ...

Soltykoff, Alexis, prince, 1806-1859

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Monteagle of Brandon, Thomas Spring-Rice, Baron, 1790-1866

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Secretary to Treasury (1830-1834); Chancellor of the Exchequer in Melbourne's second administration (1835-1839). From the description of Letters, 1828-1853. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 33203484 ...

Tankerville, Corisande Armandine Leonice Sophie, Countess of, 1783-1865.

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Galt, John, 1779-1839

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English novelist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Richard Bentley, 1836 Jan. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269582386 Painter; Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of John Galt research material on Benjamin West, 1788-1819. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553142 John Galt, Scottish-born novelist. He befriended Lord Byron and Lady Blessington during travels on the Continent, and later wrote one of the first biographies of Byro...

Bernal, Ralph, 1783-1854

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Epithet: politician British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001346.0x00001d Ralph Bernal, English politician and art collector. From the description of Ralph Bernal manuscript material : 2 items, 1836-1849 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 607568242 From the guide to the Ralph Bernal manuscript material : 3 items, 1828-1849, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection ...

Denison, W. J. (William Joseph), 1770-1849

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William Joseph Denison, English banker and politician. From the description of William Joseph Denison manuscript material : 2 items, 1840-1841 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 608558390 From the guide to the William Joseph Denison manuscript material : 2 items, 1840-1841, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) London, England banker and politician. From the description of Letter, 1833. (Duke...

Harrington, Charles Stanhope, Earl of, 1753-1829

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Charles Stanhope, third earl of Harrington, British army officer. From the description of Charles Stanhope, Earl of Harrington manuscript material : 1 item, [ca. 1818] (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 667705842 ...

Disraeli, Benjamin, 1804-1881

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Benjamin Disraeli was a prominent British statesman and novelist who served in many positions including Prime Minister of Great Britain. From the description of Letters, 1799-1877. (Brandeis University Library). WorldCat record id: 276297717 English Prime Minister. From the description of Letter signed : "10 Downing Street, Whitehall, ", to Vice Admiral Erasmus Ommanney, 1877 Aug. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270537555 Benjamin Disraeli (1804-18...

Reynolds, Frederic Mansel, -1850

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'Original manuscripts of the contents of The Keepsake. In the handwriting of the several authors'. The Keepsake, a 19th century literary annual, was edited by Frederic Mansel Reynolds (d.1850), 1828-35 and 1838-9. The compilation is presumably from his papers. From the guide to the The Keepsake: Manuscript Stories and Poems, 1833-1838, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives) ...

Chester, Harry, 1806-1868.

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Harry Chester, clerk in the Privy Council office. He was the son of Sir Robert Chetster of Bush Hall, Hertfordshire, who was Master of Ceremonies to George III. From the description of Harry Chester manuscript material : 1 item, 1834 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 607681047 From the guide to the Harry Chester manuscript material : 1 item, 1834, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) ...

Hill, George, Sir, 1804-1845.

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Sir George Hill, third Baronet Hill of Brook Hall, Irish nobleman. From the description of Sir George Hill manuscript material : 1 item, 1835 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 667706753 ...

Stepney, Catherine Pollock Manners, Lady, -1845

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Du Pasquier, John.

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Roberts, Emma, 1794?-1840

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Rosslyn, James St. Clair Erskine, Earl of, 1762-1837

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English general. From the description of Autograph letters signed (3) : Mahon and Almeda, to William Hamilton and James Ogilvie, 1799 May 5-1808 Dec. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270860289 ...

Soutzo, Michel, 1784-1864.

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Lamington, Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Cochrane-Baillie, baron, 1816-1890

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Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Cochrane-Baillie, British politician. In 1890 he ascended to the peerage as the first Baron Lamington. From the description of Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Cochrane-Baillie, Baron Lamington manuscript material : 4 items, ca. mid-to-late 19th century (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 608105484 ...

Erskine Norton, Mrs. (Eliza Bland Smith), 1795-1862.

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Fonblanque, Albany, 1793-1872

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Epithet: of Add MS 35149 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001242.0x000223 Epithet: of Add MS 33546 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001242.0x000222 Epithet: journalist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x0002c...

Quin, Frederic Hervey Foster, 1799-1878.

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Chorley, Henry Fothergill, 1808-1872

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English music critic, writer, and lyricist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to "Dear friend", "Saturday morning" [1863 Jan. 24]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270127153 British journalist, music critic, and librettist. From the description of Autograph letters signed : 13 Eaton Place West; and elsewhere, to Arthur Sullivan, 1863 Sept. 19 and 1866 Mar. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125542 Henry Fothergill Chorley, English journa...

D'Este, Augustus Frederick, 1794-1848

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Son of the Duke of Sussex and Lady A. Murray. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to a friend of his father, 1844 Feb. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270887318 From the description of Autograph letter signed with initials : [n.p.], to R. Meade, ca. 1818. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270887311 From the description of Autograph address and signature on a wrapper : [n.p.], to Rev. John Gunn, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270887313 ...

Power, Marguerite A., 1815?-1867

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Irish author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Surbiton Hill, [London], to Mrs. Hall, 1861 Oct. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618881 ...

Wilkie, David, Sir, 1785-1841

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Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841) was a Scottish painter who was appointed painter in ordinary in 1830 and received a knighthood in 1836. For full details of his life and work see the Dictionary of National Biography . From the guide to the Correspondence of Sir David Wilkie, with related material, ca. 1806-1849, (GB 206 Leeds University Library) Sir David Wilkie was a painter born in 1785. He was educated under John Strachan, studied in Edinburgh, 1799-1804. He came to London in...

Landon, Whittington Henry, 1804-1883.

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Whittington Henry Landon, English clergyman. He was the only brother of the poet Letitia Elizabeth Landon. From the description of Whittington Henry Landon manuscript material : 4 items, 1839-1842 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 697640633 ...

Soutzo, Marie.

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Cooper, Anne, fl. 1834-1849.

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Anne Cooper, British domestic servant. She worked as a maid for Lady Blessington for the last fifteen years of the novelist's life. From the description of Anne Cooper manuscript material : 6 items, 1853-1854 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 701395251 From the guide to the Anne Cooper manuscript material : 6 items, 1853-1854, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) ...

Osuna, Mariano Téllez-Girón y Beaufort, duque de, 1814-1882

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Tinsley, Annie, 1808-1885.

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Prentis, Stephen, 1800-1862.

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Wellington, Arthur Richard Wellesley, Duke Of, 1807-1884

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Jerdan, William, 1782-1869

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Epithet: journalist, of the 'Literary Gazette' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000411.0x000297 Journalist. From the description of Autograph letters signed (3) : various places, to Mrs. Darby, 1853 Jan. 12, 1858 Dec. 5, and [no year] Aug. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270871150 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to R. Ackermann, "Monday" [no year]. (...

Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of, 1789-1849

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Marguerite Gardiner, countess of Blessington, Irish-born British writer. Best remembered for her Journal of Conversations with Lord Byron, she was active in British literary circles of the first half of the 19th century. From the guide to the Lady Blessington manuscript material : 92 items, 1820-1849, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Irish writer and wife of the Earl of Blessington. From the description of L...

Freeling, Francis, Sir, 1764-1836

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Freeling began his career in the Bristol Post Office and moved to London in 1787. There he held the successive Postal Service positions of surveyor, principal and resident surveyor, joint secretary, and sole secretary. In 1828, baronetcy was conferred on him for his public service. He was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1801 and was one of the original members of the Roxburghe Club, founded in 1812. From the description of Freeling correspondence, 1794-1841. (Unknow...

Smith, James, 1775-1839

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English author and humourist. From the description of Autograph note signed : [London], to Edward Du Bois, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664472 Author and clerk James Smith was born in London, and educated at home and at various private schools. He started as a clerk and eventually succeeded his father as Assistant to the Ordnance Solicitor. Although diligent in his work, his real interests were literature and the theatre. He wrote for a number of periodicals and...

Octogenarius (a.k.a. "The Old Pilgrim," of Mount Radford, Exeter).

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Longman, William, 1813-1877

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William Longman, English publisher. He was the younger son of Thomas Norton Longman (1771-1842), and the brother of Thomas Longman (1804-1879), both of whom were his business partners at the Longman & Co. publishing firm. From 1838-1841 the company's imprint was "Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans"; from 1842-1850 it was "Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans" (cf. Maxted's London book trades). From the description of William Longman manuscript material : 10 items, 1839-1844 (...

Normanby, Constantine Henry Phipps, Marquess of, 1797-1863

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Epithet: of Stowe MS 250 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000342.0x00003a Title: Baron Mulgrave (1767) British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000342.0x000012 ...

Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848

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Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), British naval captain and author of novels, essays and articles. From the description of Frederick Marryat papers, 1830-1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173863317 English naval officer and novelist. From the description of Mr. Midshipman Easy : [n.p.] : autograph manuscript unsigned of the novel, lacking the first five chapters, ca. 1835. (Morgan Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 83187870 From the description o...

Fergusson, R. Cutlar.

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Mathews, Mrs. (Anne Jackson), 1782?-1869

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Anne Jackson Mathews, English actress. She was the second wife of the English comedian Charles Mathews. From the description of Anne Jackson Mathews manuscript material : 9 items, 1844-1854 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 745123701 Epithet: widow of Charles James Mathews British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000135.0x000011 ...

Donoughmore, John Hely Hutchinson, Earl of, 1787-1851.

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Chiavere, Louis.

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Louis Chiavere, a relative of Giovanni Raimondo Torlonia, Duke Torlonia. He is identified in a letter by Sir Thomas Lawrence as the Duke's son-in-law (cf. D. E. Williams's Life and Correspondence of Sir Thomas Lawrence, v. II, p. 172). From the description of Louis Chiavere manuscript material : 1 item, 1829 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 608305683 ...

Londesborough, Albert Denison, Baron, 1805-1860

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Albert Denison Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough, British politician and diplomat. From 1816 to 1849 he was known as Lord Albert Conyngham. From the description of Albert Denison, Baron Londesborough manuscript material : 3 items, ca. mid 1830's (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 608251785 From the guide to the Albert Denison, Baron Londesborough manuscript material : 3 items, ca. mid 1830's, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley ...

Cattermole, George, 1800-1868

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English painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to H. Collins, [no year] May 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270876640 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Coleridge, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270876642 George Cattermole, English watercolor painter and illustrator. From the description of George Cattermole manuscript material : 1 item [ca. late 1830's-1840's] (New York Public Library). Wo...

Jekyll, Joseph, 1754-1837

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Epithet: wit and politician British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000268.0x000107 Joseph Jekyll, English lawyer and politician. From the description of Joseph Jekyll manuscript material : 16 items, 1821-1835 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 697534356 From the guide to the Joseph Jekyll manuscript material : 17 items, 1821-1835, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Colle...

D'Ghies, Hassuna, b. ca. 1792.

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Hassuna D'Ghies, Libyan government minister. From the description of Hassuna D'Ghies manuscript material : 2 items, 1820?-1822. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 658236133 From the guide to the Hassuna D'Ghies manuscript material : 2 items, 1820?-1822, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) ...

Guiccioli, Teresa, contessa di, 1800-1873

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Teresa, Countess Guiccioli, Italian noblewoman and writer. She was the last of Lord Byron's Italian mistresses. From the description of Teresa Guiccioli manuscript material : 267 items, 1819-1869 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 713898806 From the guide to the Teresa Guiccioli manuscript material : 267 items, 1819-1869, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Friend of Lord Byron. From the de...

Matuschewitz, Count, 1790-1842.

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Kemeys-Tynte, Charles John, 1800-1882

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Epithet: MP for county Somerset British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000509.0x000354 ...

Graham, Thomas Wesley, 1882-1971

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Thomas Wesley Graham was born on October 12, 1882 in Carlsbad Springs, Ontario, Canada. He received the A.B. degree with honors in Philosophy from the University of Toronto in 1903 and graduated in 1907 from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. From 1907 to 1908, he studied at the United Free Church College in Glasgow, Scotland. From 1908 to 1920, Graham held pastorates (Presbyterian) in Illinois and Minnesota. He joined the faculty of Oberlin College's Graduate School of Theology in 1920 ...

Fuller, John, 1757-1834

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John Fuller, English politician and eccentric. From the description of John Fuller manuscript material : 6 items, 1832-1833 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 657876751 ...

Peel, Robert, 1788-1850

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Sir Robert Peel, second baronet, British Prime Minister from 10 December 1834 to 8 April 1835, and also from 30 August 1841 to 29 June 1846. From the guide to the Robert Peel manuscript material : 3 items, ca. 1822-1835?, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) British statesman, of Tamsworth, Staffordshire, Eng. From the description of Correspondence, 1816-1864 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record i...

Ilchester, William Thomas Horner Fox-Strangways, Earl of, 1795-1865

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Orsay, Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, comte d', 1801-1852

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Abraham Hayward, English essayist and translator. His many friendships with significant figures in the literary and political circles of Victorian London resulted in this collection of correspondence. From the guide to the Abraham Hayward correspondence files : 1063 items, 1790-1889, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) French artist who lived in England. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London,...

Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873

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English actor, recognized as perhaps the greatest English character actor of his day. He was especially noted for his Shakespearean roles. From the description of Letter, 1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122391814 William Charles Macready was a tragedian. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1821-1849, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155886139 William Charles Macready was an English stage manager and actor...

Vespucci, America, Countess.

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Chesterfield, George Stanhope, 6th Earl, 1805-1866

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George Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield, British Tory politician. From the description of George Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield manuscript material : 3 items, 1841-1843 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 607690640 From the guide to the George Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield manuscript material : 3 items, 1841-1843, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) ...

Bostock, J. (John), 1808-1872

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John Bostock, English painter and draftsman. From the description of John Bostock manuscript material : 1 item, 1839 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 607563686 From the guide to the John Bostock manuscript material : 1 item, 1839, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) ...