Research Catalog

Title

R. H. Horne manuscript material : 12 items, 1839-1883.

Author

Horne, R. H. (Richard H.), 1802-1884.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859
• Mayer, S. R. Townshend (Samuel Ralph Townshend), 1841-1880
• Wells, Charles, 1800-1879

Found In

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

Description

12 items

Summary

• · Holograph account booklet of money collected for Leigh Hunt : 1838-1840 : (H'ANA 0074) : [12] leaves (6 sheets folded and sewn); titled, "Receipts for Private List"; with the note at the top of the first page, "Money collected by me for Leigh Hunt, in consequence of the delay of the Govt in granting him a Pension. R. H. Horne."
• · Holograph Private List to benefit Leigh Hunt : [1839-1840] : (H'ANA 0075) : 6 p. on copying paper; begins, "The following List comprises the names of certain individuals who are anxious to testify a cordial recollection of their obligations to an old and tired servant of Literature." Sleeved along with a copy of the printed Private List.
• · Holograph annotations in a copy of Shelley's Essays, Letters from Abroad (1845) : [1845 and after] : (S'ANA 0904) : marginalia and underlinings, mostly in pencil, throughout Pforzheimer copy 2 of the book. Shelved with books under "Shelley."
• · To the editor of the Academy : 1 autograph letter (carbon copy) : 19 Apr 1879 : (MISC 2112) : 9 p.; correcting misinformation concerning his and Charles J. Wells's actions upon the death of William Hazlitt; begins, "In the kindly and highly appreciating letters of your correspondents, Mr. Edmund W. Gosse and Mr. W. J. Linton, some remarks are made which require a reply from me." Published in The Academy, 19 Apr 1879, p. 349-350.
• · To Leigh Hunt, poet and critic : 1 autograph letter signed : 20 Jun [1839?] : (H'ANA 0073) : from Highgate Cemetery; on mourning stationery; about the death of a turtle, later found to be unfit for the tureen; begins, "At 38 Finsbury Square on the night of Monday last the 17th instant ..."; with the envelope.
• · To S. R. Townshend Mayer, 1 autograph letter signed : 14 May 1870 : (MISC 1289) : 4 pages (double sheet) : from York Gate, Regent's Park : begins, "O, Wizard! To think of the way in which you always insisted that [my?] M.S. of 'Descent into a Gold Mine' had never left the Belgian's Office!"
• · To Mr. George Redway : 1 autograph postcard signed : 10 Jan 1883 : (MISC 3178) : from 7 Northumberland St. W.; begins, "Not hearing from you to date (5:30 P.M.) ...
• · To Mrs. Stuart : 1 autograph letter signed (2 carbon copies) : Aug 1860 : (MISC 211) : from Melbourne; begins, "Our conversation the other evening, at your brother's house, during which it suddenly and accidentally came to light that you were on intimate terms with my old friend and schoolfellow, Charles Wells ..." Each copy with some ink annotations in Horne's hand.
• · To Thomas Noon Talfourd, writer, judge, and politician : 1 autograph letter signed : 17 Apr 1839 : (H'ANA 0074a) : from 75 Gloucester Place, Portman Sq.; relating to the Private List to benefit Leigh Hunt (see H'ANA 0074-0075); begins, "I have just recd. the 9£ for Private List in the name of Ablett, Donkin and Montgomery ..."
• · To Charles J. Wells, lawyer and poet : 3 items : -- 1 autograph letter signed (copy) : 26 Nov 1877 : (MISC 2113) : from 7 Northumberland St. W.; begins, "Pending the editing , and proposed revision (by me) of certain portions of your third edition of "Joseph & his Brethren" ..."; along with an autograph note in Horne's hand describing the letter. -- 1 autograph letter signed (copy) : [no date] : (MISC 2116) : torn into two parts; begins, "Oblige me by giving the enclosed to your sister." -- Two leaves of extracts from letters to Wells : 1877-1878 : (MISC 2114) : one leaf autograph in ink, the other a carbon copy of an autograph page.

Subjects

• Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830 > Death and burial
• Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859, > addressee
• Poets, English > 19th century > Correspondence
• Horne, R. H (Richard H.), 1802-1884 > Correspondence
• Wells, Charles, 1800-1879

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Biography (note)

• Richard Hengist Horne [formerly Richard Henry Horne], English poet and critic.

Call Number

Pforz MS

OCLC

430229143

Author

Horne, R. H. (Richard H.), 1802-1884.

Title

R. H. Horne manuscript material : 12 items, 1839-1883.

Access

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

Biography

Richard Hengist Horne [formerly Richard Henry Horne], English poet and critic.

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Added Author

Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859, addressee

Mayer, S. R. Townshend (Samuel Ralph Townshend), 1841-1880, addressee

Wells, Charles, 1800-1879, addressee

Found In:

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

Research Call Number

Pforz MS