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Autograph letter signed to Mary Robinson, [circa late 1796]

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Title

Autograph letter signed to Mary Robinson, [circa late 1796]

Collection

Mary Wollstonecraft Manuscript Material
Series II. Correspondence
To Mary Robinson, author and actress:

Names

Wollstonecraft, Mary, 1759-1797 (Author)
Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800 (Addressee)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1796 (Approximate)

Library Location

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (MW 0027)

Genres

Correspondence

Notes

Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Content: [From London]; begins, "I believe it is scarcely necessary to inform you that Miss Hays will accept your invitation . . . ."
Citation/Reference: Shelley and his Circle, SC 360: volume IV, page 877; Todd 285: page 387

Physical Description

Extent: 1 page (single sheet)

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20478284
Archives ID: 21894
Archives EAD ID: 1715677
Archives Components ID: 1337398
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 12e9a280-d8bf-0133-5993-00505686d14e

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Autograph letter signed to Mary Robinson, [circa late 1796]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1796. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/12e9a280-d8bf-0133-5993-00505686d14e

APA format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1796). Autograph letter signed to Mary Robinson, [circa late 1796] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/12e9a280-d8bf-0133-5993-00505686d14e

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Autograph letter signed to Mary Robinson, [circa late 1796]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/12e9a280-d8bf-0133-5993-00505686d14e

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