Found 3 collections related to Hunt, John, 1775-1848

John Hunt, English printer and publisher. He was the brother of Leigh Hunt, the poet, journalist and literary critic. · To Leigh Hunt, poet, journalist, and literary critic (his brother) : 5 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 1 Apr 1830 : (H'ANA 0032) : begins, "At present, circumstances constrain me to apply myself solely to the business in which I am occupied." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 17 Sep 1837 : (H'ANA 0015) : from Red Hill, near Exeter; begins, "Your note was most acceptable to me, written as it is in a spirit at once peaceful and affectionate." -- 1 autograph letter signed : "Monday" [no date] : (H'ANA 0030) : from 2, Thistle Grove; begins, "You have the thanks of both your Sister and myself to accpet on the present occasion ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : "Thursday" [no date] : (H'ANA 0031) : begins, "I hear with regret that you are poorly with a pain in your side ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : "Tuesday Evg." [no date] : (H'ANA 0029) : begins, "I thought I could have managed to have met you ...". less

The Leigh Hunt manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings and correspondence. The writings include: a holograph draft of his poem, "Jenny Kiss'd Me"; a holograph fragment of his preface to Shelley's Mask of Anarchy; and his address book circa the mid-1850s. The bulk of the correspondence is dated between 1817 and 1826 and discusses his experiences in Italy, including the death of Shelley; family matters; and publishing business. Correspondents include: the Irish poet William Allingham; the philosopher and reformer Jeremy Bentham; the writer and painter William Hazlitt; the writers Percy Bysshe and Mary Shelley; and over seventy others. less