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- Creator
- Whitworth, Charles Whitworth, Earl, 1752-1825
- Call number
- Pforz MS
- Physical description
- 1 item
- Preferred Citation
- Charles Whitworth, Lord Whitworth manuscript material, 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.
Charles Whitworth, first Earl Whitworth, English diplomat and politician. · To Miss Shelley : 1 autograph letter signed : 2 Feb 1825 : (S'ANA 0470) : 2 ¹/₂ pages (double sheet) : from Knole : begins, "I do assure you that nothing would give me greater pleasure than being able to prove by facts my sincere wish to oblige you. You may depend on my making the application you desire in favor of your nephew." The addressee is probably a relative; Whitworth's mother was the daughter of Richard Shelley, the commissioner of the stamp office, and the niece of Sir John Shelley, fourth baronet (of Michelgrove).
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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