William and Richard Dry manuscript material

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Creator

William and Richard Dry (tailors)

Location

Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

Extent

• 4 items

Access Restrictions

Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Scope/Contents Notes

· To Thomas Jefferson Hogg, friend and biographer of Percy Bysshe Shelley : 1 itemized bill and letter signed "W & R Dry" : 23 Nov 1811 : (HG'ANA 0002) : [no place] : letter begins, "Have herewith sent as a bove which we hopewill meet your Approbation." Published in Shelley and his Circle, v. III, p. 60.

· To Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet : 2 items : -- 1 letter signed "W & R Dry" : 29 Dec 1813 : (S'ANA 0274) : from Oxford : begins, "We are much disappointed at your not having settled the above Account ..." Published in Shelleyand his Circle v. III, p. 270. -- 1 itemized bill : 25 May1811 : (S'ANA 0275) : listing sixteen items and services totaling £25.10.0; the first item listed is "A Superfine Olive Coat Gilt Buttns." Published in Shelley and his Circle, v. IV, p. 828.

· To William Whitton, Shelley's lawyer : 1 letter signed "W & R Dry" : 7 Jan 1814 : (S'ANA 0276) : from Oxford : begins, "We have this day receivd a Letter from T. ShelleyEsqr, for us to direct our Correspondent in London to waiton you ..." Published in Shelley and His Circle, v. III, p. 271.

Biographical/Historical Note

William and Richard Dry, tailors, of High Street, Oxford (cf. Pigot's directory).

Controlled Access Terms

• Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 -- Clothing.
• William and Richard Dry (tailors) -- Correspondence.
• Tailors -- England -- Correspondence.

Additional Creator Names

• Hogg, Thomas Jefferson, 1792-1862. rcp
• Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822. rcp
• Whitton, William. rcp
• Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925