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William Hayley manuscript material : 3 items

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925 (CStRLIN)NYPW03-A5

Description

3 items

Summary

· To Ann Flaxman, wife of the sculptor John Flaxman : 1 autograph poetical Valentine signed : Feb 1818 : (MISC 3743) : begins, "Will the dear Nancy smile to see / A Valentine of seventy three?"
· To John Johnson of East Dereham, Norfolk, cousin of William Cowper, the poet : 1 autograph letter signed, "your ever sincere & affectionate Hermit" : 15 Jul 1816 : (MISC 4288) : 1 page (single sheet) : [no place] : begins, "In my immediate reply to you yesterday , by the returning post, I had not time to speak of our interesting Margaret Perowne..."; including a ten-line verse epitaph for Margaret Perowne, Johnson's housekeeper.
· To George Nicol, bookseller and publisher : 1 autograph letter signed : 29 Jan 1792 : (MISC 4028) : regarding Hayley's biography of Milton, which would be published two years later by Nicol and others as part of the Poetical Works of John Milton; also asking about their mutual friend, the poet Joseph Warton.

Subjects

Access (note)

Biography (note)

William Hayley, English poet and biographer. His Life of his friend William Cowper was published in 1803.

Call Number

Pforz MS

OCLC

301817270

Author

Hayley, William, 1745-1820.

Title

William Hayley manuscript material : 3 items, 1792-1818.

Access

Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

William Hayley, English poet and biographer. His Life of his friend William Cowper was published in 1803.

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Added Author

Flaxman, Ann Denman, -1820, recipient.

Johnson, John, 1769-1833, recipient.

Nicol, G. (George), recipient.

Found In:

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925 (CStRLIN)NYPW03-A5

Research Call Number

Pforz MS