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Autograph letter signed to Eliza Westbrook, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and her parents, ?7 December 1816

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Harriet Westbrook Shelley manuscript material : 3 items

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Title
Autograph letter signed to Eliza Westbrook, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and her parents, ?7 December 1816
Names
Shelley, Harriet, 1795-1816 (Author)
Beauchamp, Elizabeth, 1782-1854 (Addressee)
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 (Addressee)
Westbrook, Ann Elliott, 1756 or 1757-1819 (Addressee)
Westbrook, John, 1751-1835 (Addressee)
Collection

Harriet Westbrook Shelley manuscript material : 3 items

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1816-12-07 (Questionable)
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (S'ANA 0063)
Topics
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 -- Family
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Citation/reference: Shelley and his Circle, SC 345
Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Content: To Eliza Westbrook, her sister; Percy Bysshe Shelley, her husband; and her parents : [no place] : her suicide letter; begins, "When you read this letr. I shall be more [sic] an inhabitatnt of this miserable world. do not regret the loss of one who could never be anything but a source of vexation misery to you all belonging to me ..."
Physical Description
Extent: 1 ¹/₂ pages (single sheet); 23 x 18.5 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20056078
MSS Unit ID: 22953
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c37a4d70-112a-0133-8b94-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1795: Creator Born
  • 1816: Creator Died
  • 1816: Created
  • 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 Eliza Westbrook, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and her parents, ?7 December 1816" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1816. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/abe86035-a70a-82db-e040-e00a18066870

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Autograph letter signed to Eliza Westbrook, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and her parents, ?7 December 1816" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/abe86035-a70a-82db-e040-e00a18066870

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1816). Autograph letter signed to Eliza Westbrook, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and her parents, ?7 December 1816 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/abe86035-a70a-82db-e040-e00a18066870

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Autograph letter signed to Eliza Westbrook, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and her parents, ?7 December 1816