Found 2 collections related to Poets, English -- 18th century -- Correspondence

Samuel Rogers, English poet. The Samuel Rogers manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings and correspondence. The writings include: holograph fair copy poetical extracts (from "Jacqueline," "Human Life" and "The Voyage of Columbus"); a holograph testimonial, "Sacred to the Memory of xxxxxx"; and a holograph fair copy of his poem on Earl Grey, "Written in July, 1834." The bulk of the correspondence is dated between 1820 and 1850. Correspondents include: Lord Byron, poet; Mary Shelley, novelist; Robert Southey, poet; William Wordsworth, poet; and over seventy others. less

Amelia Opie, née Alderson, English novelist and poet. The Amelia Opie manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings, correspondence, and artwork. The writings include: a holograph story, "The Brithday," and a number of holograph poems. The bulk of the correspondence is dated 1828-1845. Correspondents include: Elizabeth Inchbald, the writer and actress; James Montgomery, the hymn writer and poet; Jane Porter, the novelist; Robert Southey, the poet, and over thirty others. The artwork consists of over one hundred thirty pencil portraits of friends and relatives, most of whom remain unidentified. less