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Sir Francis Freeling manuscript material : 3 items

Title
Sir Francis Freeling manuscript material : 3 items, 1820-1834.
Author
Freeling, Francis, Sir, 1764-1836.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of, 1789-1849.
  • Taylor and Hessey. rcp
Found In
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925
Description
3 items
Summary
  • · To Lady Blessington, writer and literary hostess : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 20 Jan 1832 : (BLES 2.181) : from Genl. Post Office : begins, "I lost no time in applying to Lord Farnborough whose answer I enclose & I lament that it is not favourable ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 7 Jan 1834 : (BLES 2.182) : from Genl. Post Office : begins, "I have in vain exhausted all my means of [energy?] as to your [?] letter ..." -- Both letters to Lady Blessington mounted in v. 2 of the Blessington Papers.
  • · To Taylor and Hessey, publishers : 1 autograph letter : 11 Sep 1820 : (MISC 1371f) : contributing £1 to the subscription for John Clare.
Subjects
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Biography (note)
  • Sir Francis Freeling, British postal administrator and book collector. In 1792 he contributed to the founding of the anti-radical newspaper The Sun, and was the managerial head of the British Post Office from 1798 until his death.
Call Number
Pforz MS
OCLC
226047441
Author
Freeling, Francis, Sir, 1764-1836.
Title
Sir Francis Freeling manuscript material : 3 items, 1820-1834.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
Sir Francis Freeling, British postal administrator and book collector. In 1792 he contributed to the founding of the anti-radical newspaper The Sun, and was the managerial head of the British Post Office from 1798 until his death.
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Added Author
Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of, 1789-1849. Addressee
Taylor and Hessey. Addressee
Found In:
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925
Research Call Number
Pforz MS
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