Found 54 collections related to Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822

Joseph Severn, English painter. · To Charles Armitage Brown, writer : 6 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 19 Sep 1821 : (S'ANA 0058) : 4 pages (double sheet made folio size by pasting two sheets together) : from Rome : begins, "I have got both your letters - the last 21 Aug.t came 19th instant ..."; including, "Why my dear Brown, what sad affair is this? I know not what to say in it - except this - that you are the only one to write Keats's memoir ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 26 Oct 1822 : (S'ANA 0059) : 4 pages (double sheet) : from Rome : begins, "Owing to my journey - and other unsettling [Bores?] - I have only just got your letter ..."; including, "I am just about putting up the grave stone to our Keats ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 21 Jan 1823 : (S'ANA 0060) : 4 pages (double sheet) : from Rome : begins, "I have just returned from the funeral of poor Shelley ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 27 Sep 1824 : (S'ANA 0061) : 3 ¹/₃ pages (double sheet) : from Lavinia : begins, "West is a hollow 'impfiddle' with never a string to his bow ..."; crosswritten on page 1. -- 1 autograph letter signed : 13 Jul 1836 : (S'ANA 0062) : 4 pages (double sheet) : from Rome : begins, "'Tis plain that the further we get apart, the nearer we draw together ..."; crosswritten on page 1. -- 1 autograph letter [signed] : 21 Aug 1838 : (S'ANA 0061) : 3 ¹/₄ pages (double sheet) : from 19 Brook St. : begins, "Such a lot of things, but above all the love of 'filthy luck' for I am beginning my 5th peiture here - have prevented me writing to you as I wanted ..."; signature cut away, causing near-complete loss of postscript on p. 4. less

William Whitton, English lawyer. · Autograph signatures on verso of indenture agreement : [circa 14 Apr 1800] : (S'ANA 0101h) : 1 page (folded parchment sheet) : legal document regarding the Shelleys and the sale of an estate in Balcombe. Filed under "Timothy Shelley.". less

Everina Wollstonecraft, English governess and schoolmistress; she was the sister of Mary Wollstonecraft, the author and advocate of women's rights. · To "My Dear Madam" : 1 autograph letter signed : "Thursday" [?mid-late June 1821] : (S'ANA 0183) : 3 pages (double sheet) : from Hume Street [Dublin] : begins, "I return you the poem -- the perusal of which gave me extreme pain, and pleasure. I had no idea -- no adequate idea of Mr Shelley's great talents till now . . . .". less

William Roberts (fl. 1812-1844), surgeon of Carnarvon, Wales; he was elected mayor of Carnarvon in 1832. · To Thomas Love Peacock, satirical novelist and poet : 1 autograph letter signed : 12 Jun 1844 : (S'ANA 0283) : 2 pages (double sheet) : from Uxbridge Place, Carnarvon N[orth] W[ales] : begins, "Having lately seen an acct. of the death of Sir Timothy Shelley, may I be allowed to hope you will pardon the liberty of my troubling you on the following subject. About 30 years since his son Mr. P.B. Shelley was arrested in this town for a sum of money which he owed ...". less

One letter from English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, dated January 26, 1820, at Firenze to friend John Gisborne at Livorno. Letter notes that he is "taking advantage of weather to go as far as Pisa." Also present is an envelope addressed in Shelley's hand for an unrelated letter. less

· To Peggy and Flora Trevor, her nieces (daughters of her sister Mary) : 1 autograph letter signed : 27 Dec [between 1844 and 1827] : (S'ANA 0234) : 8 pages (2 double sheets) : [no place] : with thin mourning border; begins, "This a time of year that every one aught to hear of their friends even if they do not expect it ..." Printed (with some minor omissions) and discussed in Shelley and his Circle volume 2, p. 889-891. less

John Slatter, English plumber and glazier. · To Sir Timothy Shelley, father of Percy Bysshe Shelley, the poet : 1 autograph letter signed : 9 Jan 1823 : (S'ANA 0279) : 1 page (double sheet) : from Oxford : begins, "In consequence of your son's death I again applied to Mr Longdill to settle my account against your son but can obtain no answer ..."; with some contemporary ink notes in an unidentified hand explaining Slatter's relationship with Sir Timothy. less

A fourteen-stanza manuscript draft in the hand of "D.M.," an otherwise unidentified versifier; begins, "Oh thou, among poets the first / in proud Britannia nurst ..."; with a number of deletions and corrections. Along with an earlier draft of stanzas VIII through XIV of the same poem (S'ANA 0630b), and what appears to be a fragment of an early draft of stanza I (S'ANA 0630c), which begins, "Immortal Spirit! / the mighty youth, who first, / [---n] Anglia's bosom nurst ...," though it is marked as being "by C.N." Also with a one page draft of another poem by D.M., "A Letter to Aristarchus Carlie, Esq." (S'ANA 0630d), which, along with the ode to Shelley, was published in R. Carlile's journal The Lion, volume 3, number 11, on Friday, March 13, 1829. less

John Lawless, Irish nationalist and journal editor. · To Thomas Jefferson Hogg, barrister and friend of Shelley : 1 autograph letter signed : 3 May 1813 : (H'GANA 0008) : from 35 Great Cuffe St., Dublin : inquiring for news of the Shelleys; begins, "I take the liberty of trusting you with these few lines expressed by you [?] our good friends the Shelleys ..."; on the adjoining leaf of the lettersheet is a letter (HOGG 0105) from Hogg to Harriet Shelley, forwarding Lawless's letter ("Lawless has had the impudence to send me the paper on whch I write."). On the verso of the Lawless letter is a note (S'ANA 0064) from Harriet Shelley in reply to Hogg ("Bysshe is better now ..."). Filed under Hogg. less

John Hunt, English printer and publisher. He was the brother of Leigh Hunt, the poet, journalist and literary critic. · To Leigh Hunt, poet, journalist, and literary critic (his brother) : 5 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 1 Apr 1830 : (H'ANA 0032) : begins, "At present, circumstances constrain me to apply myself solely to the business in which I am occupied." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 17 Sep 1837 : (H'ANA 0015) : from Red Hill, near Exeter; begins, "Your note was most acceptable to me, written as it is in a spirit at once peaceful and affectionate." -- 1 autograph letter signed : "Monday" [no date] : (H'ANA 0030) : from 2, Thistle Grove; begins, "You have the thanks of both your Sister and myself to accpet on the present occasion ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : "Thursday" [no date] : (H'ANA 0031) : begins, "I hear with regret that you are poorly with a pain in your side ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : "Tuesday Evg." [no date] : (H'ANA 0029) : begins, "I thought I could have managed to have met you ...". less

Rosalind ("Dina") Hunt, née Williams, daugher of Jane and Edward Ellerker Williams, friends of the Shelleys. She married Henry Sylvan Leigh Hunt, the son of Leigh Hunt, and with him had six children. · Pen drawing with ink wash, "Shelley's Tomb, Rome" : [no date] : (H'ANA 0026) : 32 x 20.5 cm; mounted. Filed with SC oversized manuscripts. less

John Shelley, younger brother of Percy Bysshe Shelley, the English poet. · To John Gregson, attorney : 12 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 25 May 1845 : (S'ANA 0112a) : 2 pages (double sheet) : from Springfield, Horsham : begins, "Not having received an answer to my letter of the 9th last presuming it has escaped your attention -- I repeat its purport which related to the withdrawal of 1355.10.6 ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 15 Jun 1845 : (S'ANA 0112b) : 2 pages (double sheet) : from Springfield : begins, "My Tenant at Woolbro' seemed so positive that the price at one time asked for the little farm adjoining it was but £270 ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 30 Jun 1845 : (S'ANA 0112c) : 1 page (double sheet) : from Springfield : begins, "This morning was so wet that I did not start to see Caversham ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 6 Jul 1845 : (S'ANA 0112d) : 3 pages (double sheet) : from Springfield, Horsham : begins, "I enclose a cheque for £3000 for the loan to M D'Ayncourt ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 18 Jul 1845 : (S'ANA 0112e) : 1 page (double sheet) : from Springfield, Horsham : begins, "I enclose a cheque for £84.12.6 for the Legacy Duty ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 28 Sep 1845 : (S'ANA 0112f) : 2 ¹/₂ pages (double sheet) : from Springfield : begins, "I received yours this morning about the Luton Hoo Property ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 5 Oct 1845 : (S'ANA 0112g) : 1 page (double sheet) : from Springfield : begins, "I propose calling on you tomorrow about ¹/₂ past 12 oClock ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 14 Oct 1845 : (S'ANA 0112h) : 1 page (double sheet) : from 65 Regency Sqr. : begins, "I will be in Bedford Row as nearly at ¹/₂ past 10 as I can ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 29 Oct 1845 : (S'ANA 0112i) : 1 page (double sheet) : from Springfield : begins, "I shall be in town tomorrow at twelve oClock ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 4 Nov 1845 : (S'ANA 0112j) : 1 page (double sheet) : from Springfield : begins, "I enclose Mr. Bury's letter, and leave to your judgement the propriety of replying to it or not ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 5 Dec 1845 : (S'ANA 0112k) : 4 pages (double sheet) : from 12 Queen Sqr., Bath : begins, "I shall certainly not act without the sanction of your opinion and advice in a matter of such magnitude as the purchase of Luton ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 7 Dec 1845 : (S'ANA 0112L) : 1 page (double sheet) : from Queen Sqr. : begins, "I am coming up to town on Tuesday for a few hours ..." Along with the letters to Gregson is a manuscript solicitor's account for John Shelley (S'ANA 0112m), in ink, in an unidentified hand, listing charges for 12 Oct 1833 through 7 Nov 1833, totaling £12.10.0, "carr.d to acco.t 28 Feby 1834.". less

R. Shelley, Esq., an unidentified member of the Shelley family. · To William Whitton, Shelley family lawyer : 1 autograph letter signed : 8 Feb 1820 : (S'ANA 0110) : 1 page (double sheet) : from Reading : body reads in full, "I have to thank you for your letter of yesterday, and have inclosed the Receipts." Docketed on the address leaf: "8 Febr. 1820 / R. Shelley Esq.". less

Elizabeth Shelley, née Pilfold, Lady Shelley; she was the mother of Percy Bysshe Shelley, the English poet. · To Mr. Andrews (a printer?) : 1 autograph letter third person : 29 Apr [1844] : (S'ANA 0734) : 1 page (double sheet) : [from Field Place] : requesting "a hundred visiting cards printed with deep mourning edges ..."; with thick mourning border. Her husband, Sir Timothy Shelley, had died five days earlier. less

Charles Bysshe Shelley, son of Percy Bysshe Shelley, the English poet. · To Ianthe Shelley, his sister : 3 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 24 Dec 1823 : (S'ANA 0434) : 2 pages (double sheet) : from Field Place : begins, "I hope you are very well and happy. I came home for my Holidays on Monday ..."; with partial red wax seal remaining; addressed in unidentified adult hand, possibly that of one of his maiden aunts. -- 1 autograph letter signed : 29 Jun 1824 : (S'ANA 0435) : 3 pages (double sheet) : from Field Place : begins, "I am afriad you did not get the letter I wrote you more than a month ago as I have received no answer but hope you will write to me soon and direct it to me here ..."; addressed in unidentified adult hand, possibly that of one of his maiden aunts. -- 1 autograph letter signed : 29 Jun 1824 : (S'ANA 0436) : 3 pages (double sheet) : from Ashtead : begins, "I came home for the Holidays Friday the 18th and stay six weeks[.] I spend half the time at my Aunt Marys, and the other half, at Field Place ..."; with red wax seal reading "Mary"; addressed in adult hand, probably that of Mary Haynes (later married name Trevor), née Shelley, his aunt. less

Sir Bysshe Shelley, first Baronet Shelley, of Castle Goring, co. Sussex; he was the grandfather of Percy Bysshe Shelley, the poet. · Two autograph signatures on mortgage : 29 Apr 1782 : (S'ANA 0577) : 2 pages (2 vellum sheets) : [from Nutfield, Surrey] : the first sheet being a printed legal document accomplished in a clerical hand, the second sheet being fully in manuscript; regarding the sale of the copyhold of Wolborough Manor. With the witness signatures of "W. Sandham" and "Geo Birch.". less

Sir Percy Florence Shelley, third Baronet, son of Percy Bysshe Shelley, the poet, and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, the novelist. The Percy Florence Shelley manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings and correspondence. The writings include two holograph poems, "Giovanni at Putney" and "Song of Venus to the Ground Shark." The bulk of the correspondence is dated between 1862 and 1886. Correspondents include: Claire Clairmont, of the Shelley circle (his mother's step-sister); Leigh Hunt, poet, journalist and critic; Sir Timothy Shelley, second baronet (his grandfather); T. J. Wise, book collector and forger; and over a dozen others. less

Reversed calf album with marbled endpapers and 78 total leaves (many blank), containing transcripts of letters by and about Shelley family members, Shelley family pedigrees, and various genealogical notes tracing the Shelleys from the Norman conquest of England; the latest recorded date is 1813 and the latest watermark is 1815. Among the 11 loosely inserted items (a-k) is a watercolor, inkwash and gold rendering of the coat of arms of the family of Shelley of Michaelgrove. less

The Shelleys of Castle Goring and of Michelgrove, in the county of Sussex, England. A collection of fifty-three manuscript legal documents relating both to close and more distant family members of Percy Bysshe Shelley, the English poet. Chiefly made up of large parchment indenture agreements, the collection documents: the leasing of land and homes (Wolborough Manor, Field Place, Castle Goring); marriage settlements; the granting of annuities; the 1791 settlement of the Shelley family estates; and a number of other transactions, dating as far back as the mid-sixteenth century. less