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- Creator
- Smith, James, 1775-1839
- Call number
- Pforz Ms
- Physical description
- 98 items
- Preferred Citation
- James Smith manuscript material : 98 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 access to this collection.
James Smith, English writer and humorist. The James Smith manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings and correspondence. The writings include: a holograph poem from his Rejected Addresses, "Affliction one day as she harked to the Roar"; holograph sonnets in immitation of Shakespeare ("Absence and presence, born of Elder Night" and "Thoul't still survive, when I to Time shall bow"); and a holograph "Epigram to Count D'Orsay." The bulk of the correspondence is from the 1830's. Correspondents include: Lady Blessington, writer and literary hostess; Henry Colburn, publisher; Jane Porter, novelist; Horace Smith, writer and humorist (his brother) and over twenty others.
Key terms
Names
- Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of, 1789-1849 (addressee)
- Chisholme, William (addressee)
- Colburn, Henry, -1855 (addressee)
- Elliston, R. W. (Robert William), 1774-1831 (addressee)
- Harley, John Pritt, 1786-1858 (addressee)
- Harness, William, 1790-1869 (addressee)
- Hill, Thomas, 1760-1840 (addressee)
- Le Breton, P. H. (Philip Hemery) (addressee)
- Magens, Magens Dorrien (addressee)
- Mansel, Miss (Elizabeth), -1848 (addressee)
- Marryat, Catherine, 1791?-1883 (addressee)
- Mathews, Mrs. (Anne Jackson), 1782?-1869 (addressee)
- Miller, John, active 18th century-19th century (addressee)
- Porter, Jane, 1776-1850 (addressee)
- Redding, Cyrus, 1785-1870 (addressee)
- Shee, Lady, (Mary), -1846 (addressee)
- Smith, Horace, 1779-1849 (addressee)
- Smith, James, 1775-1839
- Twiss, Horace, 1787-1849 (addressee)
- Whittaker, George Byrom, 1793-1847 (addressee)
- Winston, James, 1773-1843 (addressee)
- McDonald & Campbell (addressee)
Subjects
- Authors, English -- 19th century -- Correspondence
- Humorists, English -- 19th century -- Correspondence
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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