Found 3 collections related to Porter, William Ogilvie, 1774-1850

Anna Maria Porter, English novelist. Poem (transcript), "Learn ye! who wander this these sylvan shades" : [composed in 1819; copy date = 1833] : (PORT 33.05.28b) : 1 page (double sheet) : [no place] : begins, "Learn ye! who wander this these sylvan shades / That never savage step their peace invades . . ."; in the hand of Brian Broughton, on page 3 of a letter from Broughton to Jane Porter dated 28 May 1833. Filed among the Jane Porter papers. less

Jane Porter, English novelist. The Jane Porter manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings, correspondence, and memoranda. The writings include a holograph poem, "To a friend of the Battle of Waterloo"; an unidentified story fragment; and a draft for an epitaph for her sister, the novelist Anna Maria Porter. The bulk of the correspondence dates from between 1834 and 1846, and much of it is in draft form. Correspondents include Longman Co., the publishers; Sir Robert Peel, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Mary Robinson, the author and actress; and over fifty others. Most of the memoranda list topics to be addressed with certain people when she next sees or writes them. less