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Basil Hall manuscript material : 9 items

Title
Basil Hall manuscript material : 9 items, 1829-1830.
Author
Hall, Basil, 1788-1844.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Galignani, John Anthony, 1796-1873
  • Galignani, William, 1798-1882
  • A. and W. Galignani (Firm), addressee.
Found In
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925 (CStRLIN)NYPW03-A5
Description
9 items
Summary
  • · To [John] Anthony Galignani, bookseller and publisher : 1 autograph letter signed : [late 1830?] : (B'ANA 0552) : begins, "I am confined to the house by cold otherwise I should have called to see if your copy of Ld. B[yron] had arrived ..."
  • · To William Galignani, bookseller and publisher : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter third person : [ca. late 1829] : (B'ANA 0547) : from Hôtel des Iles Britanniques, Rue de la Paix : wanting to meet to discuss a "matter of business connected with Mr. Moore's Life of Ld. Byron." -- 1 autograph letter signed : [late 1830?] : (B'ANA 0554) : including, "I shall have great pleasure in making acquainance with M. Bertin ..."
  • · To A. and W. Galignani, booksellers and publishers : 4 autograph letters signed : 1 Dec 1829 : (B'ANA 0548a) : from Hôtel des Iles Britanniques : a list of questions relating to his Voyages and Travels. Along with a draft response, apparently in the hand of one of the Galignanis (B'ANA 0548b). -- 18 Dec 1829 : (B'ANA 0549) : from Paris : begins, "I have just received a joint letter from Mr. Moore & Mr. Murray requesting me to apply to you for the sheets of Mr. Moore's Life of Byron ..." -- 17 Sep 1830 : (B'ANA 0551a) : from 27 St. James' St., London; including more relating to Moore's Life of Byron. Along with a draft response from the Galignanis (B'ANA 0551b). -- [late 1830?] : (B'ANA 0553) : begins, "I return your Volume which looks very well ..."
  • · To "My Dear Sir" (either A. or W. Galignani) : 2 autograph letters signed : -- 6 [Jan?] 1830 : (B'ANA 0550) : relating to his Voyages and Travels. -- [late 1830?] : begins, "As I have made some slight changes to my letter to Mr. [John] Murray, I shall be glad if you will read it over ..."
Subjects
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Biography (note)
  • Basil Hall, British naval officer and author best known for his Fragments of Voyages and Travels.
Call Number
Pforz MS
OCLC
302123365
Author
Hall, Basil, 1788-1844.
Title
Basil Hall manuscript material : 9 items, 1829-1830.
Access
Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
Basil Hall, British naval officer and author best known for his Fragments of Voyages and Travels.
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Added Author
Galignani, John Anthony, 1796-1873, addressee.
Galignani, William, 1798-1882, addressee.
A. and W. Galignani (Firm), addressee.
Found In:
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925 (CStRLIN)NYPW03-A5
Research Call Number
Pforz MS
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