Sir James Scarlett manuscript material

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{"value"=>"Scarlett, James, Sir, 1769-1844", "type"=>"persname"}

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{"value"=>"Sir James Scarlett manuscript material"}

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{"value"=>"1835-1842", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1835/1842"}

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{"value"=>"<p>· To Lady Blessington, Irish-born author and literary hostess : 10 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 16 Aug 1835 : (BLES 1.006) : from Lancaster : begins, \"A thousand thanks for your kind letter, which reached me yesterday.\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : \"Sunday\" [1835] : (BLES 1.003b) : from New Street : begins, \"I can refuse you nothing. A very severe and lasting cold & cough almost unfit me for company ...\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : \"Tuesday\" [1835] : (BLES 1.004b) : from New Street : marked \"Private and Confidential\"; begins, \"I lost not time in complying with your desire ...\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 21 Oct 1836 : (BLES 1.003a) : from Abinger Hall : begins, \"I would not thank you for your last kind present, till I had learned the value of it, by reading the book.\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 6 Mar 1837 : (BLES 1.005b) : from Lincoln : begins, \"The state of weather, combined with a terrible cold & cough which have not left me, prevented my calling on you ...\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 11 Feb 1838 : (BLES 1.001a) : from New Street : begins, \"Thank you for your book and your kind enquiries.\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 8 Mar 1838 : (BLES 1.001b) : from New Street : begins, \"As you place yourself in my hands touching your communication with Barnes, I shall play the part of a loyal, as well as faithful ambassador, in using the best discretion to advance your object.\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 30 Nov 1838 : (BLES 1.004a) : from New Street : begins, \"Many thanks for your kind note of yesterday. The weather has been so indifferent ...\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 25 Feb 1839 : (BLES 1.002a) : from New Street : begins, \"Yesterday week I was on horseback in my way to visit you, but was driven back by a bitter storm of hail.\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 19 Apr 1842 : (BLES 1.002b) : from the Norfolk Hotel, Brighton : begins, \"A thousand thanks for your kind enquiries. I had a smartish attack of erysipelas in the face & head, which confined me for a fortnight to my chamber, and almost to my bed.\" -- Along with 7 excised address panels to Lady Blessington, some dated and clearly associated with letters listed above. Mounted in v. 1 of the Blessington Correspondence. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

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{"value"=>"<p>Sir James Scarlett, first Baron Abinger, British judge.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

date_start

1835

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1835

date_end

1842

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1835

date_inclusive_end

1842

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10 items

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{"value"=>"Sir James Scarlett manuscript material : 10 items, Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library"}

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{"value"=>"Sir James Scarlett, first Baron Abinger, British judge. &#xB7; To Lady Blessington, Irish-born author and literary hostess : 10 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 16 Aug 1835 : (BLES 1.006) : from Lancaster : begins, \"A thousand thanks for your kind letter, which reached me yesterday.\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : \"Sunday\" [1835] : (BLES 1.003b) : from New Street : begins, \"I can refuse you nothing. A very severe and lasting cold cough almost unfit me for company ...\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : \"Tuesday\" [1835] : (BLES 1.004b) : from New Street : marked \"Private and Confidential\"; begins, \"I lost not time in complying with your desire ...\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 21 Oct 1836 : (BLES 1.003a) : from Abinger Hall : begins, \"I would not thank you for your last kind present, till I had learned the value of it, by reading the book.\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 6 Mar 1837 : (BLES 1.005b) : from Lincoln : begins, \"The state of weather, combined with a terrible cold cough which have not left me, prevented my calling on you ...\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 11 Feb 1838 : (BLES 1.001a) : from New Street : begins, \"Thank you for your book and your kind enquiries.\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 8 Mar 1838 : (BLES 1.001b) : from New Street : begins, \"As you place yourself in my hands touching your communication with Barnes, I shall play the part of a loyal, as well as faithful ambassador, in using the best discretion to advance your object.\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 30 Nov 1838 : (BLES 1.004a) : from New Street : begins, \"Many thanks for your kind note of yesterday. The weather has been so indifferent ...\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 25 Feb 1839 : (BLES 1.002a) : from New Street : begins, \"Yesterday week I was on horseback in my way to visit you, but was driven back by a bitter storm of hail.\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 19 Apr 1842 : (BLES 1.002b) : from the Norfolk Hotel, Brighton : begins, \"A thousand thanks for your kind enquiries. I had a smartish attack of erysipelas in the face head, which confined me for a fortnight to my chamber, and almost to my bed.\" -- Along with 7 excised address panels to Lady Blessington, some dated and clearly associated with letters listed above. Mounted in v. 1 of the Blessington Correspondence. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.", "generated"=>true}

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