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Sir William Drummond manuscript material : 2 items

Title
Sir William Drummond manuscript material : 2 items, 1811-1816
Author
Drummond, William, Sir, 1770?-1828.

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Additional Authors
  • Blessington, Charles John Gardiner, Earl of, 1782-1829.
  • Patrick, R. (Richard), 1769-1815.
Found In
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925
Description
2 items
Summary
  • · To Lord Blessington, husband of Lady Blessington, the writer and literary hostess : 1 autograph letter signed : "Friday" [watermark = 1816] : (BLES 2.136) : [no place] : begins, "I am ashamed of having been so long of answering your Lordship's kind letter; but I could not get the decision of Prince Stiliano Colonna 'till the night before last ..." Mounted in v. 2 of the Blessington Papers.
  • · To Mr. Patrick, possibly Richard Patrick, classical scholar : 1 autograph letter signed : 28 Nov 1811 : (S'ANA 0473) : regarding translations from the Celtic. A related letter, unsigned with no address, and in an unknown hand, discussing "Mr. P." in an occasionally derisive manner, is also included.
Subjects
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  • Restricted access;
Biography (note)
  • Sir William Drummond, Scottish classical scholar and diplomat. He was a friend of William Godwin, and his writings helped to shape the philosophical mind of Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Call Number
Pforz MS
OCLC
175257032
Author
Drummond, William, Sir, 1770?-1828.
Title
Sir William Drummond manuscript material : 2 items, 1811-1816
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
Sir William Drummond, Scottish classical scholar and diplomat. He was a friend of William Godwin, and his writings helped to shape the philosophical mind of Percy Bysshe Shelley.
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Added Author
Blessington, Charles John Gardiner, Earl of, 1782-1829. Addressee
Patrick, R. (Richard), 1769-1815. Addressee
Found In:
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925
Research Call Number
Pforz MS
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