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Creator
Radstock, William Waldegrave, Baron, 1753-1825
Call number
Pforz MS
Physical description
76 items
Preferred Citation
William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock manuscript material : 76 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
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To Elizabeth Craven, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Bayreuth : 1 autograph letter : 4 Mar 1809 : (MISC 2754) : regarding a misunderstanding involving a "Made. de PM.".

Biographical/historical information

William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, British naval officer and literary patron. He wrote The British Flag Triumphant (1806), a collection of tales of naval exploits, and the Christian study book The Cottager's Friend (1818). Radstock was instrumental in helping John Clare see the publication of his Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery (1820).

Scope and arrangement

To Elizabeth Craven, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Bayreuth : 1 autograph letter : 4 Mar 1809 : (MISC 2754) : regarding a misunderstanding involving a "Made. de PM.".|||To Jane Porter, novelist : 23 autograph letters signed : ca. 1807-1822 : (MISC 2751-2774) : friendly and personal correspondence on various topics including his health, his family, and his work.|||To Messrs. Taylor and Hessey, publishers : 51 letters signed and one empty envelope : Feb - Dec 1820 : (MISC 1370) : mostly refering to the publication of John Clare's Poems, published by Taylor & Hessy in 1820. Most letters in the hand of Radstock, some in the hand of an amanuensis. All letters are grouped together under one call number, but each letter is assigned an individual identification number (01 through 52).

Using the collection

Location

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Third Floor, Room 319

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