William Beattie manuscript material : 4 items, ca. 1849-1862

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William Beattie manuscript material : 4 items, ca. 1849-1862

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· Holograph poem, "Planting the acorns" : 15 Jan 1853 (MISC 1478a), begins: "Acorns! by the Poet planted!" · Holograph annotations to printed poem, "On the death of the late Samuel Rogers, Esq." : ca. 30 Dec 1855 (MISC 1478b). Noted in ink at the top of p. 1 of the four-page verse pamphlet: "12 Copies Printed" and "Miss Martha Rogers," prehaps a relative of the late poet. · To Archibald Campbell, likely a relative of poet Thomas Campbell : 1 autograph letter signed ; Monday 10 Apr [1854?] (MISC 2264), addressed to "My trusty Trojan." The letter is tipped in to a copy of Life and Letters of Thomas Campbell (1849), which Beattie edited. Beattie inscribed the book to Archibald Campbell. Shelved: *R Pforz BIO (Campbell, T.). · To Thomas H. Cromek, painter : 1 autograph letter signed ; 10 May 1862 (MISC 2393), regarding his revision of Life and Letters of Thomas Campbell.

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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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 ...

Campbell, Thomas, 1777-1844

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Thomas Campbell was a poet known for his war poems, including "Hohenlinden," "The Battle of the Baltic," and "Ye Mariners of England." He also published "The Pleasure of Hope" in 1799, "Gertrude of Wyoming" in 1809, and "Theodric" in 1824. From the description of Thomas Campbell papers, 1821-1846. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702147203 Thomas Campbell was born in Glasgow, studied law in Edinburgh (1797), and became Lord Rector of Glasgow University, 1826-1829, as well as a...

Rogers, Samuel, 1763-1855

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British poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Catherine Dickens, 1846 Oct. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 469692967 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Catherine Dickens, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 469622382 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Catherine Dickens, 1843 Dec. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270657034 Samuel Rogers was born near London to a wealt...

Campbell, Archibald, fl. 1854.

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Cromek, Thomas Hartley, 1809-1873

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