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Four manuscript letters of petition to Lord Byron from Venetian strangers

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Four manuscript letters of petition to Lord Byron from Venetian strangers, ca. 1817-1819.

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  • Beltrame, Teresa.
  • Zatta, Vincenza.
  • Favro, Domenica.
  • Bÿron, Andrea de.
  • Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824.
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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925
Description
4 items
Summary
  • · From an unidentified woman : 1 autograph letter signed "Serva" : ?Summer 1817 - Apr 1819 : (B'ANA 0282) : in Italian; requesting a loan of 12,000 francs. Published with translation as SC 282 in Shelley and his Circle; vol. VII, p. 231-233.
  • · From Teresa Beltrame, at Armeni Casa Rizzardi No. 856 : 1 autograph letter signed : 3 Jan 1818 : (B'ANA 0283) : in Italian; appealing to his generosity, providing her address for Byron to deliver aid in person. Published with translation as SC 603 in Shelley and his Circle; vol. VII, p. 304-307.
  • · From Vincenza Zatta and Domenica Favro, proprietors of the cafés called the Costanza and the Speranza : 1 letter signed : 11 Apr 1818 : (B'ANA 0284) : in Italian; knowing Byron to be a patron of their cafés, requesting that he intervene in legal proceedings on their behalf. Published with translation as SC 606 in Shelley and his Circle; vol. VII, p. 310-316.
  • · From Andrea de Bÿron, at San Apponale in Calle del Ponte Storto, no. 1559 : 1 autograph letter signed : 18 May 1819 : (B'ANA 0285) : in Italian; asking for help because his family has been evicted from their home for arrears of rent. Published with translation as SC 639 in Shelley and his Circle; vol. VII, p. 519-521.
Subject
Note
  • All letters filed together under "Byronana."
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Biography (note)
  • During Lord Byron's time in Venice (ca. 1816-1819), many in Italy were experiencing economic troubles, and the poet's celebrity elicited several requests from needy strangers. After Byron's death, the Countess Guiccioli, his last Italian mistress, saved a handful of letters to him from such petitioners. For an account of these letters, see Doucet Devin Fischer's "Countesses and Cobblers' Wives: Byron's Venetian Mistresses" in Shelley and his Circle; vol. VII, p. 191-193.
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Pforz MS
OCLC
298467566
Title
Four manuscript letters of petition to Lord Byron from Venetian strangers, ca. 1817-1819.
Access
Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
During Lord Byron's time in Venice (ca. 1816-1819), many in Italy were experiencing economic troubles, and the poet's celebrity elicited several requests from needy strangers. After Byron's death, the Countess Guiccioli, his last Italian mistress, saved a handful of letters to him from such petitioners. For an account of these letters, see Doucet Devin Fischer's "Countesses and Cobblers' Wives: Byron's Venetian Mistresses" in Shelley and his Circle; vol. VII, p. 191-193.
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Beltrame, Teresa.
Zatta, Vincenza.
Favro, Domenica.
Bÿron, Andrea de.
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824. Addressee
Guiccioli, Teresa, contessa di, 1800-1873. Former owner
Found In:
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925
Research Call Number
Pforz MS
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