Found 6 collections related to Jerdan, William, 1782-1869

John Gordon Smith, Scottish physician. · To William Jerdan, journalist and antiquarian : 1 autograph letter signed : 8 Nov [1825] : (MISC 2280) : 3 pages (double sheet) : from 32 Fleet Street : begins, "I return you my thanks for your kind offer, and in a rough sort of way have done what I can, in present circumstances, to avail myself of it ..."; the address Smith writes from is that of his publishers, T. G. Underwood. less

Marguerite Gardiner, countess of Blessington, Irish-born writer and literary hostess. The Lady Blessington manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection includes writings and correspondence. The writings consist mainly of poems, including odes to the British writers L.E.L. and Mrs. S. C. Hall. Also held are notebooks of Lady Blessington's "aphorisms," essays, and story pieces, as well as a biographical account of Captain Charles Hesse, "amatory correspondent" of Princess Charlotte. The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1835 to 1840 and discusses her work on the literary magazines and publishing, and friend and family matters. Correspondents include: William Beattie, physician and poet; William Jerdan, journalist; Richard Robert Madden, her biographer; Anne Jackson Mathews, wife of comedian Charles Mathews; and over two dozen others. less

The John Cam Hobhouse manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings and correspondence. The writings include: a holograph inscription in his copy of the works of Pope, attesting that the book was previously owned by Byron; a holograph English translation from the original Greek of Thomas Love Peacock's poem, "A White-Bait Dinner"; and a notebook of holograph notes in Italian and English on Berni, Montaigne, Bayle, Roscoe, and others. The correspondence is dated chiefly between 1823 and 1850, and discusses publishing matters, his political career, and various matters relating to Lord Byron and his legacy. Correspondents include: Thomas Love Peacock; the politician and writer Sir John Bowring; the philanthropist Angela Burdett-Coutts; the portrait painter John Jackson, and over a dozen others. less

The Letitia Elizabeth Landon manuscript material in The New York Public Library's Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings and correspondence. The writings include poems, brief critical remarks, and an essay fragment on Sir Walter Scott's female characters. Correspondents include the writers Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hall, the journalist William Jerdan, the essayist Abraham Hayward, and others. less