- Creator
- Jones, George, 1810-1879
- Call number
- Pforz Ms
- Physical description
- 1 item
- Preferred Citation
- Count Joannes manuscript material : 1 item, Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
- Access to materials
- Restricted access. Request an in-person research appointment.
George, the Count Joannes [né George Jones]; American actor and historian. Known on the stage for his flamboyance and eccentric behavior, he published his History of Ancient America under his given name in 1843. · To Teresa Guiccioli, Lord Byron's "last attachment" : 1 autograph letter signed "George, the Count Joannes" : 19 Sep 1869 : (B'ANA 0318) : from New York City, no. 39 Park Row; on the subject of the "great wrong and mercenary libel" of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Lady Byron Vindicated; also claiming the late Augusta Leigh as a "personal friend"; begins, "Health and Salutation! The Memoir by the Countess Guiccioli, in remembrance of the Poet of 'Childe Harold' has been received with pleasure ..." Mounted within the letter is a clipping from the 1 Sep 1869 issue of the New York Herald, a letter by Johannes to the editor, defending Byron against Stowe's accusations; also included are two contemporary newspaper clippings praising Johannes's defense of Byron.
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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