- Creator
- Osborn, George, Sir, 1742-1818
- Call number
- Pforz MS
- Physical description
- 4 items
- Preferred Citation
- Sir George Osborn manuscript material : 4 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
- Access to materials
- Restricted access. Request an in-person research appointment.
Sir George Osborn, British Army officer. To Sir William Hamilton, diplomat and art collector : 4 letters : -- 1 autograph letter unsigned : 30 Aug 1768 : (MISC 0346) : from Charles Street, Berkeley Square : with political news of England and the Colonies; begins, "Your kind & friendly letter dated July 26th gave me the greatest pleasure ..." -- 1 autograph letter unsigned : 15 Feb 1771 : (MISC 0347) : from Charles Street, Berkeley Square : begins, "My last letter dated the 8th of this month will have informed you of His Majesty's intentions relative to the three northern courts ..."; with armorial red wax seal. -- 1 autograph letter unsigned : 10 Feb 1778 : (MISC 0348) : from London : begins, "I am always unwilling to trespass on your time which I know is so fully & so well employed." With red wax seal. -- 1 autograph letter unsigned : 13 Oct 1778 : (MISC 0349) : from Chicksands Priory, Bedfordshire : begins, "A very long journey of above a thousand miles, & a variety of ccupations have prevented me from having the pleasure of writing to you lately ...".
Key terms
Names
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