Research Catalog

Title

Edmund Burke manuscript material : 2 items, 1793-1795

Author

Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• O'Hara, Charles, approximately 1705-1776
• Laurence, French, 1757-1809

Found In

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

Description

2 items

Summary

• · To Charles O'Hara, army officer and colonial governor : 1 autograph letter signed : 27 Oct 1793 : (MISC 0064) : from Beaconsfield : congratulating him that Toulon is still in England's hands, etc.; begins, "Some very pleasant things have happened to me lately ..."
• · To French Laurence, lawyer and politician : 1 autograph letter signed : 30 Apr 1795 : (MISC 0063) : [no place] : asking advice concering a protest in preparation.

Subjects

• Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 > Correspondence
• Authors, Irish > 19th century > Correspondence
• Politicians > Great Britain > 19th century > Correspondence

Note

• Also held is a bound manuscript essay on government, which was once believed to be Burke's holograph work (MISC 0697). The fifty-two page manuscript is unsigned and undated; some pages are watermarked 1794. An early 20th century owner provided a manuscript title-page in calligraphy attributing the work to Burke, as well as a complete typed transcript and brown morocco binding. Recent scrutiny by scholars led them to believe the hand is in fact almost certainly not Burke's, and the prose is very unlikely to be by Burke, rather, an example of "vulgar Burkeanism" of the late 18th century. Shelved under "Burke" with bound manuscripts.

Access (note)

• Admission to the Pforzheimer Collection is granted through application to the Office of Special Collections.
• Restricted access;

Biography (note)

• Edmund Burke, Irish-born author and politician. He supported the American colonies in their struggles against King George III and strongly opposed the French Revolution. Burke is often regarded as the father of Anglo-American conservatism.

Call Number

Pforz MS

OCLC

• 77744223
• 77744223

Author

Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.

Title

Edmund Burke manuscript material : 2 items, 1793-1795

Access

Admission to the Pforzheimer Collection is granted through application to the Office of Special Collections.

Restricted Access

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

Biography

Edmund Burke, Irish-born author and politician. He supported the American colonies in their struggles against King George III and strongly opposed the French Revolution. Burke is often regarded as the father of Anglo-American conservatism.

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Added Author

O'Hara, Charles, approximately 1705-1776, addressee.

Laurence, French, 1757-1809, addressee.

Found In:

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

Research Call Number

Pforz MS