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Robert Pearse Gillies manuscript material

Title
Robert Pearse Gillies manuscript material, 1823-1851.
Author
Gillies, R. P. (Robert Pearse), 1788-1858.

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Mixed materialPermit needed Pforz MSSchwarzman Building - Pforzheimer Collection Room 319

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Additional Authors
  • Lindsay, John Mackenzie
  • Pinkerton, John, 1758-1826
  • Taylor and Hessey, addressee.
Description
3 items
Summary
  • · To John Mackenzie Lindsay, Esq., Writer to the Signet : 1 autograph letter signed : 3 Oct 1851 : (MISC 3472) : detailing an accident which fractured his thigh bone, and appealing for aid for his family.
  • · To John Pinkerton, historian and poet : 1 autograph letter signed : 4 Mar 1813 : (MISC 4322) : 2 pages (double sheet) : from 15 North[umberlan]d Str [?] : begins, "I called on you to day at 1/2 past 4 & left a packet . . . ."
  • · To "Gentleman" at the offices of the London Magazine, perhaps the publishers Taylor and Hessey : 1 autograph letter signed : 8 Dec 1823 : (MISC 3473) : asking for a written explanation of the irregularity in the magazine's production.
Subjects
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Biography (note)
  • Robert Pearse Gillies, Scottish-born poet and writer. He was an early contributor to Blackwood's Magazine, and was appreciated by Wordsworth. Gillies's friendship with Sir Walter Scott is discussed in his Memoirs of a Literary Veteran (1851), as is his friendly acquaintance with James Hogg, Thomas De Quincey, John Kemble, Sarah Siddons, John Galt, and others.
Call Number
Pforz MS
OCLC
233700458
Author
Gillies, R. P. (Robert Pearse), 1788-1858.
Title
Robert Pearse Gillies manuscript material, 1823-1851.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
Robert Pearse Gillies, Scottish-born poet and writer. He was an early contributor to Blackwood's Magazine, and was appreciated by Wordsworth. Gillies's friendship with Sir Walter Scott is discussed in his Memoirs of a Literary Veteran (1851), as is his friendly acquaintance with James Hogg, Thomas De Quincey, John Kemble, Sarah Siddons, John Galt, and others.
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Added Author
Lindsay, John Mackenzie, addressee.
Pinkerton, John, 1758-1826, addressee.
Taylor and Hessey, addressee.
Research Call Number
Pforz MS
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