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Autograph check signed to Brooks, Son and Dixon, 23 November 1817

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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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Series III. Documents

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Checks

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Title
Autograph check signed to Brooks, Son and Dixon, 23 November 1817
Additional title: Autograph check signed to Brooks, Son and Dixon
Names
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 (Author)
Ellis, Frederick Startridge, 1830-1901 (Author)
Collection

Percy Bysshe Shelley manuscript material

Series III. Documents

Checks

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1817-11-23
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (PBS 0265)
Genres
Checks
Correspondence
Notes
Citation/reference: Shelley and his Circle, SC 429: volume V, page 326
Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Content: From London; for £8.6.10 to go to a Mrs. Ford or the bearer. On the verso of Shelley's itemized lodgings bill, including charges for rolls, milk, butter, candles, shoes and stockings. Along with a letter, dated 8 March 1884, from F. S. Ellis of Ellis White, booksellers, commenting on the enclosed document (Shelley's check) as "a specimen of the small wants of a vegetarian."
Physical Description
Extent: Check: 1 page (single sheet)
Extent: Letter: 2 pages (single sheet)
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17040453
MSS Unit ID: 19614
Archives EAD ID: 1747223
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cab76300-4619-0134-ce7d-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
  • 1817: 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 check signed to Brooks, Son and Dixon, 23 November 1817" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1817. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b9f69ba3-179c-3d78-e040-e00a18063163

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Autograph check signed to Brooks, Son and Dixon, 23 November 1817" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b9f69ba3-179c-3d78-e040-e00a18063163

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1817). Autograph check signed to Brooks, Son and Dixon, 23 November 1817 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b9f69ba3-179c-3d78-e040-e00a18063163

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Autograph check signed to Brooks, Son and Dixon, 23 November 1817