- Creator
- Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of, 1789-1849
- Call number
- Pforz MS
- Physical description
- 93 items
- Preferred Citation
- Lady Blessington manuscript material : 93 items, Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
- Location
- Pforz MS
- Access to materials
- Restricted access. Request an in-person research appointment.
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.
Key terms
Names
- Abdy, Maria Smith, 1818-1867 (recipient)
- Beattie, William, 1793-1875 (recipient)
- Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of, 1789-1849
- Blewitt, Anne Roper Howard, b. 1811 (recipient)
- Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844 (recipient)
- Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady, 1775-1861 (recipient)
- Croker, John Wilson, 1780-1857 (recipient)
- Fairlie, Mrs. (Louisa), 1811-1843 (recipient)
- Federman, Mr (recipient)
- Fraser, James, d. 1841 (recipient)
- Hall, S. C., Mrs., 1800-1881
- Heath, Charles, 1785-1848 (recipient)
- Heraud, John A. (John Abraham), 1799-1887 (recipient)
- Hervey, Charles (recipient)
- Hesse, Charles, Captain
- Jerdan, William, 1782-1869 (recipient)
- L. E. L. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon), 1802-1838
- Madden, Richard Robert, 1798-1886 (recipient)
- Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848 (Recipient)
- Mathews, Mrs. (Anne Jackson), 1782?-1869 (recipient)
- Pettigrew, Elizabeth Reed, 1786-1854 (recipient)
- Philippart, John, Sir (recipient)
- Rio, Monsieur (recipient)
- Scarlett, Peter Campbell, 1804-1881 (recipient)
- Shee, Martin Archer, 1769-1850 (recipient)
- Stuart de Rothesay, Charles Stuart, Baron, 1779-1845 (recipient)
- Torr, J. B (recipient)
- Westmacott, Richard, 1799-1872 (recipient)
- Wood, Mr (recipient)
Subjects
- Aphorisms and apothegms -- Manuscripts -- 19th century -- Specimens
- Authors, Irish -- 19th century -- Correspondence
- English poetry -- Irish authors -- 19th century -- Manuscripts -- Specimens
Titles
Using the collection
Location
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His CircleStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Third Floor, Room 319