Daniel M'Kinnen manuscript material : 1 item, 1803

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Daniel M'Kinnen manuscript material : 1 item, 1803

· To William Godwin, philosopher and novelist : 1 autograph letter signed : 19 Dec 1803 : (S'ANA 0229) : from Binfield Villa near Bracknell Berks : regarding the copy of Godwin's portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft, commissioned by Aaron Burr; begins, "I take the liberty of addressing a few words to you in answer to your letter ye 12th Inst addressed to Mr. Keenan which has transmitted to me. I have to return you thanks on behalf of ye Vice President of the United States of America ..." Published with commentary as SC 55 in Shelley and his Circle, v. 1, p. 325f. The portrait copy discussed is now on permanent display in the Edna Barnes Salomon Room on the third floor of the Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8098622

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Godwin, William, 1756-1836

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William Godwin (3 March 1756 – 7 April 1836) was an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism and the first modern proponent of anarchism. In the conservative reaction to British radicalism, Godwin was attacked, in part because of his marriage to the feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft in 1797 and his candid biography of her after her death from childbirth. Their daughter, later known as Mary Shelley, would go on to writ...

M'Kinnen, Daniel, 1767-1830

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Daniel M'Kinnen, British lawyer and writer. His Tour through the British West Indies (London: J. White) was published in 1804. From the description of Daniel M'Kinnen manuscript material : 1 item, 1803 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 728934343 From the guide to the Daniel M'Kinnen manuscript material : 1 item, 1803, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Pastoralist. Arrived in Victoria in 1839, acquir...