Washington Irving manuscript material

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{"value"=>"Irving, Washington, 1783-1859", "type"=>"persname"}

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{"value"=>"Washington Irving manuscript material"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1811-circa 1855", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1811/1855", "certainty"=>"approximate"}

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{"value"=>"<p>· Holograph biography, History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus : [circa 1828] : (MISC 0813) : fifty-two holograph pages within five folio volumes; the rest of the manuscript in divers hands of various copyists. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.</p><p>· Holograph biography (fragment), Chapter XXII from his Life of George Washington : [circa 1855?] : (MISC 0677) : in ink; on sheets of varying sizes, mounted to 21 leaves within a brown half pebble-grain calf binding, spine gilt, with marbled boards. Narrative text begins, \"While affairs were approaching a crisis in Virginia, troubles were threatening from the north.\" Shelved under \"Irving\" with bound manuscript materials.</p><p>· Holograph page from his Life of George Washington : [circa 1855?] : (MISC 3983) : one page, numbered \"231,\" with some cancellations and emendations; begins, \"Ravaging incursions from Canada had harassed the northern parts of the State of New York of late . . . .\" Tipped into the grangerized copy of Hazlitt's Spirit of the Age. Shelved with bound manuscripts under \"Hazlitt.\".</p><p>· Holograph page from his History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus : [before 1828] : (MISC 3536) : one page, numbered \"335,\" with some cancellations; begins, \". . . the country, while the Spaniards who remained loyal, fearing conspiracies among the natives . . . .\".</p><p>· Holograph announcement signed : [on of after 13 November 1851] : (MISC 0651) : one page; in his capacity as president of \"Friends of the Late J. Fenimore Cooper,\" a committee formed to create a monument to Cooper in New York; announcing that Henry Grinnell will act as Treasurer; endorsed by committee Secretary Rufus W. Griswold.</p><p>· Autograph notes on the Tower of London : [no date] : (MISC 4490) : 1 page (double sheet) : [no place] : begins, \" . . . to [also?] - Quanto plus afflictionis pro Christo in hoc saeculo, tanto plus gloriae cum Christo in futuro . . . .\" Briefly discusses carved memorial of Lady Jane Grey.</p><p>· To Messrs. Lea & Blanchard, Philadelphia booksellers : 1 autograph letter signed : 21 July 1841 : (MISC 0008) : from New York; begins, \"I have to acknowledge the receipt of the leter of your Mr. Lea of July 17th relative to a second edition of Miss Davidson's Memoirs, &c. . . . .\".</p><p>· To Henry Brevoort, his friend : 1 autograph letter signed : 8 June 1811 : (MISC 0653) : from New York; begins, \"L'Herbette has just informed me of an opportunity which departs today, of writing to you.\".</p><p>· To Anne Murray, wife of the publisher John Murray : 1 autograph letter signed : [29 November 1829?] : from Chandos Street; begins, \"I have delayed replying to your obliging invitation to dinner . . . .\".</p><p>· To John Murray, publisher : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 22 December 1823 : (MISC 1332) : from Rue Richelieu, Paris; begins, \"I wrote to you some short time now on the subject of the Arabian tales . . .\"; mentioning his hopes to furnish \"a brace more of volumes of the Sketch Book in the course of the spring . . . .\"--1 autograph letter signed : 1 May 1841 : (MISC 1356) : from New York; begins, \"Permit me to make you acquainted with Mr. Thomas W. Stearns, who has recently married a favorite niece of mine . . . .\".</p><p>· To Mary Shelley, novelist : 1 autograph letter third person : 28 May 1830 : (S'ANA 0251) : from 8 Argyll Street; saying that he \"will have great pleasure in waiting on her on Monday evening . . . .\".</p><p>· To Moses Thomas, Philadelphia bookseller : 1 autograph letter signed : 3 May 1816 : (B'ANA 0230) : from Liverpool; begins, \"Inclosed you have a bill of lading of a Box and a paper parcel of periodical works forwarded by the ship Margaret . . .\"; also saying that he is sending \"three different editions of Lord Byron's last poems,\" and mentioning Hebrew Melodies and The Curse of Minerva.</p><p>· To an unidentified niece or nephew : 1 autograph closing and signature : [no date] : (MISC 4023.15d) : a tiny fragment from an autograph letter; reads, \"Your affectionate uncle, Washington Irving.\" Mounted in the Mary Ann Humble Autograph Album. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.</p><p>· To \"My dear Sir\" : 1 autograph letter signed : 2 Dec 1829 : (MISC 0328) : from Chandos Street; begins, \"I regret that I must again decline an invitation to dine with you . . .\"; also, \"I cannot but express how much I was delighted last night by the acting and appearance of Miss E[llen] Tree . . . .\".</p>"}

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date_start

1811

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1811

date_end

1855

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1811

date_inclusive_end

1855

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15 items

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{"value"=>"Washington Irving manuscript material, Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Washington Irving, American author, essayist, biographer and historian. &#xB7; Holograph biography, History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus : [circa 1828] : (MISC 0813) : fifty-two holograph pages within five folio volumes; the rest of the manuscript in divers hands of various copyists. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.", "generated"=>true}

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