Title

Walter Coulson manuscript material : 1 item, ca. 1830

Author

Coulson, Walter, 1795-1860.

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Details

Additional Authors

Peacock, Thomas Love, 1785-1866.

Found In

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

Description

1 item

Uniform Title

Coulson, Walter : manuscript material

Alternative Title

Coulson, Walter : manuscript material

Subjects

• Coulson, Walter, 1795-1860 > Correspondence
• Editors > Great Britain > 19th century > Correspondence
• Mill, James, 1773-1836

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Biography (note)

• Walter Coulson, English newspaper editor and barrister. In his youth, he studied under and worked for the philosopher Jeremy Bentham, who helped him get a position at the Morning Chronicle in 1813. Coulson became editor of the liberal political newspaper The Traveller in 1800, and in 1828, began his career as a barrister. He was a friend of Charles Dickens, the novelist; Francis Place, the radical; and James Mill, the utilitarian philosopher. Coulson was also the godfather of the first child of William Hazlitt, the critic and essayist, and acted for Hazlitt's wife in their divorce proceedings.

Call Number

Pforz MS

Author

Coulson, Walter, 1795-1860.

Title

Walter Coulson manuscript material : 1 item, ca. 1830

Summary

· To Thomas Love Peacock, satirical novelist : 1 autograph letter signed : ca. 1830 : (P'ANA 0037) : begins, "When you mentioned to me yesterday ..." ; a long letter, in part discussing James Mill.

Restricted Access

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

Biography

Walter Coulson, English newspaper editor and barrister. In his youth, he studied under and worked for the philosopher Jeremy Bentham, who helped him get a position at the Morning Chronicle in 1813. Coulson became editor of the liberal political newspaper The Traveller in 1800, and in 1828, began his career as a barrister. He was a friend of Charles Dickens, the novelist; Francis Place, the radical; and James Mill, the utilitarian philosopher. Coulson was also the godfather of the first child of William Hazlitt, the critic and essayist, and acted for Hazlitt's wife in their divorce proceedings.

Added Author

Peacock, Thomas Love, 1785-1866. Addressee

Found In:

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

Research Call Number

Pforz MS