Autograph letter signed to Aaron Burr, 1 November 1808
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Title
Autograph letter signed to Aaron Burr, 1 November 1808
Collection
William Godwin manuscript material
Series II. Correspondence
To Aaron Burr, third vice president of the United States
Names
Godwin, William, 1756-1836 (Author)
Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836 (Addressee)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1808-11-01
Library Location
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (G 0143)
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Notes
Citation/Reference: Shelley and his Circle, SC 92 : volume I, page 441
Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Content: From 41, Skinner Street; begins, "Ever since I had the pleasure of seeing you on Sunday, I have not been able to help thinking that in this visit 'more was meant than met the ear,' …"
Physical Description
Extent: 1 page : single sheet
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16574527
Archives ID: 21908
Archives EAD ID: 3361058
Archives Components ID: 1685713
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2aa27760-306a-013b-c88a-0242ac110002
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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Autograph letter signed to Aaron Burr, 1 November 1808" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1808. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2aa27760-306a-013b-c88a-0242ac110002
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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1808). Autograph letter signed to Aaron Burr, 1 November 1808 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2aa27760-306a-013b-c88a-0242ac110002
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