Mary Harris Cornwallis manuscript material

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unitid

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

{"value"=>"19349", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Mary Harris Cornwallis manuscript material"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1784-1807", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1784/1807"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 item"}], "supress_display"=>true}

repository

{"value"=>"The New York Public Library, The Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, New York, N.Y. 10018."}

date_inclusive_start

1784

date_inclusive_end

1807

origination

{"value"=>"Cornwallis, Mary Harris, ca. 1755-ca. 1835", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Mary Harris Cornwallis, of Wittersham, Kent, England, was the author of two religious works. In 1778, she married William Cornwallis (1751-1827), the rector of Wittersham for some thirty years. They had two daughters, Sarah (1779-1803), and the scholar and writer Caroline Frances Cornwallis (1786-1858).</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>1 commonplace book : 1784-1807 : (MISC 4040) : 93 leaves, consisting of a blend of anecdotes, observations, and advice from Cornwallis to her daughters on such topics as education, the \"cultivation of the mind,\" marriage, and motherhood. There are also 24 pages of reading lists, by genre: history, poetry, children's books, religious works, etc. Vellum binding. Shelved under \"Cornwallis\" with bound manuscript volumes.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

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{"method"=>"Purchase"}

keydate

1784

prefercite

{"value"=>"Mary Harris Cornwallis manuscript material : 1 item, Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Mary Harris Cornwallis, of Wittersham, Kent, England, was the author of two religious works. In 1778, she married William Cornwallis (1751-1827), the rector of Wittersham for some thirty years. They had two daughters, Sarah (1779-1803), and the scholar and writer Caroline Frances Cornwallis (1786-1858). 1 commonplace book : 1784-1807 : (MISC 4040) : 93 leaves, consisting of a blend of anecdotes, observations, and advice from Cornwallis to her daughters on such topics as education, the \"cultivation of the mind,\" marriage, and motherhood. There are also 24 pages of reading lists, by genre: history, poetry, children's books, religious works, etc. Vellum binding. Shelved under \"Cornwallis\" with bound manuscript volumes.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

1 item

date_start

1784

date_end

1807

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