Research Catalog

Title

Henry Leigh Hunt manuscript material, 1820-1836

Author

Hunt, Henry Leigh.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Applegath, Augustus, -1871
• Bowring, John, 1792-1872
• Hone, William, 1780-1842
• Hunt, Marianne, 1788-1857
• Hunt, Marriott

Description

8 items

Summary

• · To Augustus Applegath, printer in London : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 19 Jan 1824 : (H'ANA 0066) : begins, "I send the copy from which to set up Werner, & also the last vol. of Byron's Works, published by Murray, as a model." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 27 May 1824 : (B'ANA 0523) : begins, "We have paper making for Vol. 12 of Byron's Works, & I wish to use the same for Werner."
• · To Robert Balmanno, literary enthusiast : 1 autograph letter signed : 20 Jun 1828 : (H'ANA 0111) : begins, "I have received your polite & friendly letter. I fully appreciate the delicacy you have expressed . . . ."
• · To John Bowring, politician, diplomat, and writer : 1 autograph letter signed : 19 Apr 1822 : (H'ANA 0063) : begins, "You will see by the paper what a sensation the fabrication of the 'Cordon Sanitaire' in the Chronicle has created in Paris."
• · To William Hone, political writer and publisher : 1 autograph letter signed : 6 Jul [1825?] : (H'ANA 0105) : 1 page (single sheet) : [no place] : begins, "I want very much to speak to you on the subject of the Every Day Book . . . ."
• · To Marianne Hunt (his aunt), wife of journalist and critic Leigh Hunt : 1 autograph letter signed : (H'ANA 0022) : 21 Dec 1820 : begins, "Your charge against me of want of attention to my Uncle's interests & comfort, I cannot but consider very extraordiary under existing circumstances . . . . "
• · To Marriott Hunt, his brother : 1 autograph letter signed : 7 May 1836 : (H'ANA 0008) : from Barbados; begins, "The box of books arrived, in good condition . . . ."
• · To J. W. Southgate, London publisher : 1 autograph note signed : "Friday morning" [w/m = 1828] : begins, "Mr. Sainsbury will call & sign the enclosed . . . ."

Subjects

• Hunt, Henry Leigh > Correspondence
• Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 > Family
• Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824
• Publishers and publishing > Great Britain > 19th century > Correspondence

Note

• Also held by the Pforzheimer Collection is a 7 Jan 1828 letter to H. L. Hunt by a correspondent [D. Furber?] whose signature is unclear (H'ANA 0062); the letter is filed in call number order among the H. L. Hunt manuscripts.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Biography (note)

• Henry Leigh Hunt, English publisher. He was the son of John Hunt, the radical printer and publisher, and the nephew Leigh Hunt, the poet, journalist and critic.

Call Number

Pforz MS

OCLC

435496462

Author

Hunt, Henry Leigh.

Title

Henry Leigh Hunt manuscript material, 1820-1836

Access

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

Biography

Henry Leigh Hunt, English publisher. He was the son of John Hunt, the radical printer and publisher, and the nephew Leigh Hunt, the poet, journalist and critic.

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Added Author

Applegath, Augustus, -1871, addressee.

Bowring, John, 1792-1872, addressee.

Hone, William, 1780-1842, addressee.

Hunt, Marianne, 1788-1857, addressee.

Hunt, Marriott, addressee.

Research Call Number

Pforz MS