Found 22 collections related to Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859

John Russell, first Earl Russell, British Prime Minister and author. · To [?S. R. Townshend Mayer, founder of the Free and Open Church Association and writer] : 1 autograph letter signed : 5 Sep 1860 : (H'ANA 0017) : 1 page (double sheet) : from Inverary : body reads in full, "I request you will put down my name, as a subscriber to the Leigh Hunt Memorial Fund." With a mourning border. less

Alistatia Gliddon, friend of the poet and critic Leigh Hunt. She and her husband, Arthur Gliddon (1788-1862) ran a tobacco shop and coffee-house on Tavistock Street in London, which sold Hunt's journal, the Indicator, beginning in May 1820. · To Marianne Hunt, wife of Leigh Hunt : 1 autograph letter signed : 19 Jun 1831 : (H'ANA 0036) : an exasperated reaction to the situation relating to Kate Gliddon, who had been living with the Hunts. Kate was Alistatia's niece and adopted daughter, and married Thornton Leigh Hunt (Leigh and Marianne's son) in 1834. less

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

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

Rosalind ("Dina") Hunt, née Williams, daugher of Jane and Edward Ellerker Williams, friends of the Shelleys. She married Henry Sylvan Leigh Hunt, the son of Leigh Hunt, and with him had six children. · Pen drawing with ink wash, "Shelley's Tomb, Rome" : [no date] : (H'ANA 0026) : 32 x 20.5 cm; mounted. Filed with SC oversized manuscripts. less

Thornton Leigh Hunt, English journalist. He was the eldest child of the poet, journalist, and critic Leigh Hunt. · Holograph library call slip signed : 3 Sep 1843 : (H'ANA 0084) : used at the British Museum; for Vasari's Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects (in Italian); and Lanzi's History of Painting in Italy. less

Vincent Leigh Hunt, the youngest son of the poet, journalist and critic Leigh Hunt. In his later years, he was his father's confidant and amanuensis. · To William Allingham, poet : 1 autograph letter signed : [22 May or later, 1851] : (H'ANA 0099) : from 2 Phillimore Terrace, Kensington; begins, "My father is so unwell at present, in his general health, though better than he was ..."; written on the same lettersheet is an autograph letter to Allingham from Leigh Hunt (LH 0203). Filed under Leigh Hunt. less

William Allingham, Irish poet, protegé of Leigh Hunt. To Leigh Hunt : 7 autograph letters signed : 11 Jun 1848 (H'ANA 0060) ; 23 Jun [1856] (H'ANA 0061) ; 25 Jul 1854 (H'ANA 0048) ; 8 Jan 1855 (H'ANA 0049) ; 23 Feb 1855 (H'ANA 0050) ; 7 May 1855 (H'ANA 0051) ; 26 Apr 1856 (H'ANA 0052). less

To Lady Coltman (Anna Coltman, née Duckworth), widow of Sir Thomas Coltman, English judge : 1 autograph letter signed : 18 Jan 1853 : (MISC 4023.08b) : from Albany : begins, "I shall have very great pleasure in dining with you ..." Mounted in the Mary Ann Humble autograph album. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes. less

To Leigh Hunt, poet, journalist, and literary critic : 1 autograph letter signed : 16 Aug 1855 : (S'ANA 0049) : from Bute St. Old Brompton : begins, "We have missed you grievously on Wednesday evenings, and we laid the blame on the unsettled state of the weather ...". less

Sir Percy Florence Shelley, third Baronet, son of Percy Bysshe Shelley, the poet, and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, the novelist. The Percy Florence Shelley manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings and correspondence. The writings include two holograph poems, "Giovanni at Putney" and "Song of Venus to the Ground Shark." The bulk of the correspondence is dated between 1862 and 1886. Correspondents include: Claire Clairmont, of the Shelley circle (his mother's step-sister); Leigh Hunt, poet, journalist and critic; Sir Timothy Shelley, second baronet (his grandfather); T. J. Wise, book collector and forger; and over a dozen others. less

To Lady Blessington, writer and literary hostess : 2 autograph letters signed : -- 29 Dec 1837 : (MISC 0994) : thanking her for Christmas presents, with family news and flattery on her work in Gems of Beauty. -- 16 Jun 1840 (MISC 3535) : sending his poem "The Usher" [no longer enclosed] for publication in one of her journals. less

Chiefly composed of copies, in Moran's hand, of letters by Thomas Moore (most to Leigh Hunt, as published in The Tatler in January of 1831) and various Moore-related press clippings (poems, reviews, etc.); also with copies some of Moran's own letters. Formely owned by Thomas Phillipps (Phillipps Manuscript 16786); in Middle Hill boards, with ink stamp on inside front cover ("Iveagh / 1894"). less

John Taylor, English publisher and writer. The John Taylor (publisher) manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings and correspondence. The writings include a draft review of T. S. Hughes's Travels in Sicily, Greece Albania; and a memo regarding the poet John Clare. The bulk of the correspondence is dated between 1820 and 1825 and relates to the Taylor and Hessey publishing firm and the London Magazine. Correspondents include: Leigh Hunt, poet, journalist and literary critic; Lord Radstock, naval officer and literary patron; Robert Southey, poet; and a few others. less

William Makepeace Thackeray, English novelist. · To Abraham Hayward, essayist and translator : 1 autograph letter signed : 29 Dec 1847 : (MISC 3497) : 3 ¹/₂ pages (double sheet) : from "On my way from the Printing Office" : begins, "My head is only this minute above water and out of the month's whirlpool of work.". less

Jane Williams, née Cleveland [later known as Jane Hogg], of the Shelley circle. · Two copied verses on the Taj Mahal : [no date] : (S'ANA 0579b) : 4 pages (single sheet) : [no place] : one verse sometimes attributed to Lady Nugent ("O thou! whose great imperial mind could raise"); the other appearing in various printed sources with textal variations ("No Eastern prince for wealth or empire famed"). On the same sheet are included two sets of numerical calculations, apparently for household expenses. 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