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- Creator
- Shelley, Timothy, Sir, 1753-1844
- Call number
- Pforz MS
- Physical description
- 27 items
- Preferred Citation
- Timothy Shelley manuscript material : 27 items, Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
- Location
- Pforz MS
- Access to materials
- Restricted access. Request access to this collection.
Sir Timothy Shelley, second baronet of Castle Goring, father of Percy Bysshe Shelley, the English poet. The Timothy Shelley manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of legal documents and correspondence. The legal documents include a holograph draft lease of Castle Goring and autograph signatures on indenture agreements. The bulk of the correspondence is dated between 1811 and 1823. Correspondents include: Thomas Jefferson Hogg, friend of P. B. Shelley; Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet (his son); William Whitton, his lawyer; and a few others.
Key terms
Names
- Clarke, Robert, solicitor (recipient)
- Hogg, John, 1761-1823 (recipient)
- Hogg, Thomas Jefferson, 1792-1862 (recipient)
- Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 (recipient)
- Shelley, Timothy, Sir, 1753-1844
- Whitton, William, 1762 or 1763-1832 (recipient)
- English & Becks, (upholsterers of Bath) (recipient)
Subjects
- Fathers of authors -- Great Britain -- 19th century -- Correspondence
- Legal documents -- Great Britain -- 18th century -- Manuscripts -- Specimens
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Using the collection
Location
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His CircleStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Third Floor, Room 319