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Autograph letter signed to Sir Bysshe Shelley, 12 October 1811

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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COLLECTION
Percy Bysshe Shelley manuscript material

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SUB-COLLECTION
Series II. Correspondence

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To Sir Bysshe Shelley, his grandfather:

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Title
Autograph letter signed to Sir Bysshe Shelley, 12 October 1811
Additional title: Autograph letter signed
Names
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 (Author)
Shelley, Bysshe, Sir, 1731-1815 (Addressee)
Collection

Percy Bysshe Shelley manuscript material

Series II. Correspondence

To Sir Bysshe Shelley, his grandfather:

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1811-10-12
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (PBS 0013)
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Citation/reference: Shelley and his Circle, SC 196: volume III, page 15; Jones 116: volume I, page 147
Content: From Miss Dancers, Coney Street, York; begins, "Excuse me, if never having addressed you before, I appeal in time of misfortune . . . ."
Physical Description
Extent: 2 pages (double sheet)
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17040453
MSS Unit ID: 19614
Archives EAD ID: 1747176
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c46e8c10-4619-0134-7c5f-00505686d14e
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1792: Creator Born
  • 1811: Created
  • 1822: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Autograph letter signed to Sir Bysshe Shelley, 12 October 1811" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1811. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a98adf06-8bb5-27b5-e040-e00a18065fdc

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Autograph letter signed to Sir Bysshe Shelley, 12 October 1811" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a98adf06-8bb5-27b5-e040-e00a18065fdc

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1811). Autograph letter signed to Sir Bysshe Shelley, 12 October 1811 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a98adf06-8bb5-27b5-e040-e00a18065fdc

Wikipedia Citation

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Autograph letter signed to Sir Bysshe Shelley, 12 October 1811