William Cullen Bryant manuscript material

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Creator

Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878.

Location

Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

Extent

• 8 items

Access Restrictions

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

Scope/Contents Notes

· Holograph stanza from his poem, "The Battle-Field" : 2 Dec 1870 : (MISC 1266) : from New York : the ninth stanza;4 lines, with full signature, place and date; begins, "Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again; / The eternal years of God are hers..."

· To John Howard Bryant, his brother : 1 autograph lettersigned : 11 Jun 1841 : (MISC 3779) : from 41 Nassau Street,Cor. Liberty, New York ("office of The Evening Post" printed stationery) : begins, "I have just got your letter. Mr. [Parke] Godwin being in the office ..." Tippedinto a copy of T. F. Madigan's Word Shadows of the Great (1930). Shelved as *Pforz BT (Bryant, W. C.) 01.

· To an L. M. Gardner : 1 autograph letter signed : 12 Dec 1859 : (MISC 1379) : from New York : begins, "I am sorry that I have no manuscript from the hand of Washington Irving to send you ..."

· To Mr. [A.?] Hinton : 1 autograph letter signed : 10 July 1871 : (MISC 0011) : from Roslyn, L.I. N.Y. : begins,"If I had read your brother's book School days at Mount Pleasant I would cheerfully state any favorable impressionin made upon me ..."

· To Washington Irving, author : 3 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 29 Dec 1831 : (MISC 0648) : fromNew York : begins, "I have put to press in the city a duodecimo volume of 240 pages, comprising all my poems which I thought worth printing ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 22 May 1832 : (MISC 0649) : from Philadelphia : begins, "I wrote to you some time since to express my thanks for the kind interest you had taken in the publication of my book in England ..." -- 1 autograph leter signed : 8 Apr 1842 : (MISC 0650) : from New York : begins, "A friend of mine has desired of me a letter of introduction to you ..."

· To Gulian C. Verplanck, author and congressman: 1 autograph letter signed : 29 Dec 1831 : (MISC 0647) : [no place] : begins, "I intend to send a copy of my poems to Murray of London for publication. I think of sending by the next packet, and of referring him to Washinton Irving,as to the character of the work ..."

Biographical/Historical Note

William Cullen Bryant, American poet, newspaper editor, and New York City civic leader.

Controlled Access Terms

• Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878 -- Correspondence.
• Hinton, Howard, fl. 1871. School days at Mount Pleasant.
• Poets, American -- 19th century -- Correspondence.
• Newspaper editors -- United States -- 19th century -- Correspondence.
• Civic leaders -- New York (State) -- New York -- 19th century -- Correspondence.
• American poetry -- 19th century -- Manuscripts -- Specimens.

Additional Creator Names

• Bryant, John Howard, 1807-1902. rcp
• Gardner, L. M. rcp
• Hinton, Mr. rcp
• Irving, Washington, 1783-1859. rcp
• Verplanck, Gulian C. (Gulian Crommelin), 1786-1870. rcp
• Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925