Found 24 collections related to Authors%2C English -- 18th century -- Correspondence

Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
Smith, Charlotte, 1749-1806
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz Ms
9 items
Charlotte Smith (née Turner), English poet and novelist. · To Cadell Davies, publishers : 6 items : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 30 Aug 1794 : (MISC 4406) : 4 pages (double sheet) : [no place] : begins, "I went yesterday to Bristol... more
Langton, Bennet, 1737-1801
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz Ms
1 item
Bennet Langton, English writer, and friend of Samuel Johnson. · To Charles Burney, schoolmaster and book collector : 1 autrograph letter signed : 3 Apr 1786 : (MISC 0964) : from Queen's Square, Westminster : begins, "I desire leave to mention... more
Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, Earl of, 1720-1790
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
1 item
Philip Yorke, second earl of Hardwicke, British politician and writer. · To "Sir" : 1 autograph letter signed : 9 Oct 1756 : (MISC 0250) : 2 pages (single sheet) : from Wimple : begins, "I receiv'd your letter of the 3d. instant, together... more
Williams, Helen Maria, 1762-1827
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
16 items
Helen Maria Williams, English writer. · Autograph signature on receipt : 7 May 1784 : (MISC 1865) : 1 page (partial sheet) : [from London] : documenting her sale of the copyright of "Peru, a Poem" to Thomas Cadell for £21; also... more
Porter, Anna Maria, 1778-1832
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
7 items
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... more
Wollstonecraft, Mary, 1759-1797
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
48 items
Mary Wollstonecraft, the English author and advocate of women's rights. Her Vindication of the Rights of Woman is the most influential work of early feminist philosophy; she also wrote novels, reviews, and books for... more
Hays, Mary, 1759 or 1760-1843
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
36 items
The Mary Hays manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of 26 letters to the philosopher and novelist William Godwin; 7 letters to the writer and translator William Tooke; 1 letter to an unidentified recipient; and a manuscript... more
Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
10 items
· To Elizabeth Gunning, novelist : 1 autograph letter signed : 31 Aug 1800 : (MISC 2291) : 3 pages (double sheet) : from Englefield Cottage near Egham, Surrey : begins, "With that sincere regret, which my heart never fails to experience, when... more
Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
4 items
Autograph list : [after 15 Jan 1816] : (MISC 0961) : on a letter to her from her brother, Charles Burney, D.D.; reads in full, "Send d'Arblay's promotion / Archdeacon Thomas / Letter to sister." Filed under "Charles Burney (schoolmaster and book... more
Douglas, John, 1721-1807
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
1 item
John Douglas, bishop of Salisbury and writer. To a Mr. Strahan, at his house in New Street, near Fetter Lane, London : 1 autograph letter signed : 11 Jul 1763 : (MISC 0510) : begins, "Ten thousand thanks to you for your Letter ...".
Cumberland, Richard, 1732-1811
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
1 item
Richard Cumberland, English playwright and novelist. To "my dear friend" : 1 autograph letter signed : ca. 1800 : (MISC 0972) : explaining that he is detained, tending to his wife's grave illness. Mrs. Cumberland died shortly after 1800.
Day, Thomas, 1748-1789
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
1 item
Thomas Day, English author and political campaigner. He is best remembered for his children's book, The History of Sandford and Merton (1783). To a Mr. Ryerley : 1 autograph letter signed : 6 Apr 1784 : (MISC 0223) : begins, "I am very sorry that... more
Montagu, Mrs. (Elizabeth), 1718-1800
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
1 item
Elizabeth Montagu, née Robinson, English author and literary hostess. To [Dr. Monvey?] : 1 autograph letter signed : [between 1742 and 1775] : (MISC 2031) : [no place] : begins, "I am much obliged to you for your obliging offer of shewing me Sir... more
Dyer, George, 1755-1841
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
17 items
To Lucy Aikin, historian : 1 autograph letter signed : no date : (MISC 3616a) : asking her to not request in public that he begin an autobiography.
Gough, Strickland, -1752
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
1 item
Strickland Gough, English religious controversialist. · To John Nourse, bookseller and publisher : 1 autograph receipt signed : 21 Aug 1747 : (MISC 4229) : 1 page (single sheet) : [no place] : for £1.11s.6d and 30 copies of Gough's Discussion of... more
Doddridge, Philip, 1702-1751
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
4 items
To Mercy Doddridge, dissenting laywoman (his wife) : 3 autograph letters signed : 1743-1751 : (MISC 0506-0507) (MISC 0509) : very affectionate letters keeping her abreast of his doings while away.
Lofft, Capel, 1751-1824
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
6 items
To Thomas Hill, book collector : 3 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 4 Feb 1800 : (MISC 0389) : from Norton : begins, "I know not how it happened but I have again not received the New London Review ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 18 May... more
Burney, Charles, 1726-1814
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
1 item
Charles Burney, British musician and author. He is the father of Frances Burney, Madame d'Arblay, the writer. Holograph report (draft?) : 1792 : (MISC 0963) : 2 p.; with suggestions on the formation of a musical band to accompany Lord Macartney on... more
Carlisle, Isabella Howard, Countess of, 1721-1795
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
1 item
Isabella Howard (née Byron), Countess of Carlisle [other married name Musgrave], writer; she was the daughter of William Byron, 4th Baron Byron, and great aunt to Byron, the poet. · To Francis Sykes, Esq., East India Company servant and politician... more
Stockdale, Percival, 1736-1811
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
1 item
Percival Stockdale, English writer. · To Thomas Loggen, attorney : 1 autograph letter signed : 26 Apr 1791 : (MISC 0995) : 1 page (single sheet) : from No. 6 Soho-Square : begins, "I am obliged to you for your polite letter ..."; concludes,... more
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
2 items
Horatio [Horace] Walpole, fourth earl of Orford, English author, politician, and patron of the arts. · To George Augustus Selwyn, wit and politician : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : "Sunday night" [1757?] : (MISC 0133) : 1 page... more
Trimmer, Sarah, 1741-1810
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
3 items
Sarah Trimmer, English author and educationist. · To Charlotte, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland : 1 autograph letter signed (copy?) : 14 Sep 1803 : (MISC 4149) : 1 page (double sheet) : from Brentford : begins,... more
Godwin, William, 1756-1836
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
388 items
The William Godwin manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings, correspondence, promissory notes, and various other documents. The writings include: complete holograph manuscript drafts of his works Fleetwood,... more
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