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Autograph letter signed to Lord Byron, 18 May 1819

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Four manuscript letters of petition to Lord Byron from Venetian strangers

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Title
Autograph letter signed to Lord Byron, 18 May 1819
Names
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 (Addressee)
Bÿron, Andrea de (Author)
Collection

Four manuscript letters of petition to Lord Byron from Venetian strangers

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1819-05-18
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (B'ANA 0285)
Topics
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Citation/reference: Published with translation as SC 639 in Shelley and his Circle; vol. VII, p. 519-521.
Description
Asking for help because his family has been evicted from their home at San Apponale in Calle del Ponte Storto, no. 1559 for arrears of rent.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
Italian
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17981897
MSS Unit ID: 23716
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c68b3f10-13df-0133-24b8-60f81dd2b63c
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

  • 1788: Creator Born
  • 1819: Created
  • 1824: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Autograph letter signed to Lord Byron, 18 May 1819" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1819. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bbc4fdfd-8587-af91-e040-e00a18062888

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Autograph letter signed to Lord Byron, 18 May 1819" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bbc4fdfd-8587-af91-e040-e00a18062888

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1819). Autograph letter signed to Lord Byron, 18 May 1819 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bbc4fdfd-8587-af91-e040-e00a18062888

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Autograph letter signed to Lord Byron, 18 May 1819