Research Catalog

Title

Harry Chester manuscript material : 1 item, 1834.

Author

Chester, Harry, 1806-1868.

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Details

Additional Authors

Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of, 1789-1849.

Found In

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

Description

1 item

Subjects

• Chester, Harry, 1806-1868 > Correspondence
• Clerks > Great Britain > 19th century > Correspondence

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Biography (note)

• Harry Chester, clerk in the Privy Council office. He was the son of Sir Robert Chetster of Bush Hall, Hertfordshire, who was Master of Ceremonies to George III.

Call Number

Pforz MS

OCLC

607681047

Author

Chester, Harry, 1806-1868.

Title

Harry Chester manuscript material : 1 item, 1834.

Summary

· To "Sir" : 1 autograph letter signed : 18 Jul 1834 : (BLES 1.075) : from Privy Council Office, Downing St. : begins, "I have to request you will do me the favor to inform me whether the Book of Beauty is still open to contribution ... I have written some lines which have been approved by those who have seen them -- 100 lines rhyming upon a woman's name." Though the letter is addressed to "Sir," the recipient was clearly Lady Blessington, editor of the Book of Beauty. Mounted in v. 1 of the Blessington Papers. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.

Access

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

Biography

Harry Chester, clerk in the Privy Council office. He was the son of Sir Robert Chetster of Bush Hall, Hertfordshire, who was Master of Ceremonies to George III.

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Added Author

Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of, 1789-1849. Addressee

Found In:

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

Research Call Number

Pforz MS