Title

Thomas Haynes Bayly manuscript material : 12 items, ca. 1831-1837

Author

Bayly, Thomas Haynes, 1797-1839.

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Additional Authors

• Jerdan, William, 1782-1869
• Marsh, Mr
• Stace, Mrs
• Digby, Simon
• Praed, Winthrop Mackworth, 1802-1839.
• Ackermann and Co., addressee.

Found In

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925

Description

12 items

Subjects

• Dramatists > Great Britain > 19th century > Correspondence
• Bayly, Thomas Haynes, 1797-1839 > Correspondence
• English poetry > 19th century > Manuscripts > Specimens
• Poets, English > 19th century > Correspondence

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Biography (note)

• Nathaniel Thomas Haynes Bayly, English poet and playwright. In addition to his plays and poems, Bayly wrote many popular songs of the day, including 'She wore a Wreath of Roses,' and 'I'd be a Butterfly.'

Call Number

Pforz MS

Author

Bayly, Thomas Haynes, 1797-1839.

Title

Thomas Haynes Bayly manuscript material : 12 items, ca. 1831-1837

Summary

· Autograph poem, "'Twas this - 'twas this" : [no date] : (MISC 2831c) : begins, "It was a recollection / Of a brighter time than this ..."; with another poem by Bayly, "I'll not believe it," on the verso, apparently in another hand.

· To Ackermann & Co., publishers : 1 autograph letter signed : 24 [Feb?] 1837 : (MISC 4154) : from 2 Baker Street : begins, "I beg to thank you for the copies of 'Weeks of Witchery.'"

· To Simon Digby of Marine Parade, Brighton : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 18 Jul 1831 : (MISC 4152) : from London : begins, "Since we saw you a sad & unexpected misfortune has befallen us ..."; address panel in the hand of and signed by the politician and poet, Winthrop Mackworth Praed. -- 1 autograph letter signed : "Sunday" : (MISC 4153) : from 2 Lowes [?] : begins, "Many thanks for your very kind present."

· To William Jerdan, journalist and antiquarian : 1 autograph letter signed : "Thursday" : (MISC 4156) : [no place] : begins, "I am quite ashamed to trouble you but can you spare me _Saturday Gazette_ --"

· To a Mr. Marsh, possibly of Bentley's publishing house : 1 autograph letter signed : 25 Dec [ca. mid 1830's] : from Bolney Lodge : begins, "I cannot indeed give you any information respecting 'We parted'; & 'a voice from the false one' ..."

· To Mrs. Stace of Woolwich : 1 autograph letter signed : 8 Jul 1836 : (MISC 2831b) : from Shirley Park, Croydon : begins, "As Colonel Monro was so kind as to offer Mrs Haynes Bayly & myself tickets for the Woolwich Ball ..."

· To "Dear Sir" : 1 autograph letter signed : 11 Nov. [no year] : (MISC 3453) : begins, "I believe you have many copies of my 'Rough Sketches of Bath' and 'Parliamentary letters' still unsold, and as they were both very juvenile productions I should be glad to take the remaining copies into my own possession."

· To "Gentlemen" : 1 autograph letter signed : [before 1831] : (MISC 2831a) : [no place] : begins, "Two year since I gave you a song called 'L'Esperance' words and music. It is not published ..."

· To "Gentlemen" : 1 autograph letter signed : ca. 25 Feb 1831 : (MISC 3384) : [no place] : begins: "I must apologise to you for not attending to your account at Xmas ..."

· To an unidentified actor : 1 autograph letter signed : 25 Oct [no year] : (MISC 3588) : [no place] : begins, "I send you a little farce called how do you manage -- which I wish you would take a fancy to ..."

· To an unidentified recipient : 1 autograph letter signed : [no date] : (MISC 4155) : from 11 Warwick Building, Worthing : begins, "With many thanks for your prompt compliance with my request, I enclose you a draft on Messrs. Clement & Frywell of Bath for £50 ..."

Restricted Access

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

Biography

Nathaniel Thomas Haynes Bayly, English poet and playwright. In addition to his plays and poems, Bayly wrote many popular songs of the day, including 'She wore a Wreath of Roses,' and 'I'd be a Butterfly.'

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Added Author

Ackermann and Co., addressee.

Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, addressee.

Marsh, Mr, addressee.

Stace, Mrs, addressee.

Digby, Simon, addressee.

Praed, Winthrop Mackworth, 1802-1839. Annotator

Found In:

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925

Research Call Number

Pforz MS