Autograph letter to a young Englishman studying abroad

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unitid

{"value"=>"511662", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"Pforz MS", "type"=>"local_call"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Autograph letter to a young Englishman studying abroad"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1803", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1803"}

note

{"value"=>"<p>Filed under \"Thomas Allen.\"</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>· To \"Monsieur Thomas\" (i.e., Thomas Allen) : 1 autograph letter signed \"Richard S.\" : 15 November 1803 : (MISC 4416) : 3 pages (double sheet) : from London : sent \"by favour of Mr. Prendergust\"; from an older friend (perhaps a tutor) back home. Richard gives Thomas advice, news on his family, and asks how his French lessons are going, adding: \"Si votre Maître de François [sic] est royaliste, faites-lui mes compliments; s'il est Corse, tuez-le, tuez-le, et donnez-le aux chiens . . . .\".</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Neither Richard S. nor Thomas Allen could be identified; the letter mentions Thomas's mother and father (James), as well as his brothers (David and little James) and sisters.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

date_start

1803

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1803

date_end

1803

date_inclusive_start

1803

date_inclusive_end

1803

prefercite

{"value"=>"Autograph letter to a young Englishman studying abroad, Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Neither Richard S. nor Thomas Allen could be identified; the letter mentions Thomas's mother and father (James), as well as his brothers (David and little James) and sisters. &#xB7; To \"Monsieur Thomas\" (i.e., Thomas Allen) : 1 autograph letter signed \"Richard S.\" : 15 November 1803 : (MISC 4416) : 3 pages (double sheet) : from London : sent \"by favour of Mr. Prendergust\"; from an older friend (perhaps a tutor) back home. Richard gives Thomas advice, news on his family, and asks how his French lessons are going, adding: \"Si votre Ma&#xEE;tre de Fran&#xE7;ois [sic] est royaliste, faites-lui mes compliments; s'il est Corse, tuez-le, tuez-le, et donnez-le aux chiens . . . .\".", "generated"=>true}

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