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- Creator
- Godwin, William, 1756-1836
- Call number
- MssCol 4412
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
- William Godwin miscellany, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Consists predominantly of letters and notes, dated 1803 to 1835, written by English journalist, political philosopher and novelist William Godwin, pertaining to social and professional matters, including a brief discussion of the writings of his wife, Mary Wollstonecraft. Recipients include American actor and poet John Howard Payne. Also present are partial emended manuscript drafts of two undated essays, "Of Riches and Poverty" and "Of the Happiness of Youth;" and a receipt
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Custodial history
Material was originally received as part of the Ford collection.
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Names
- Godwin, William, 1756-1836
- Godwin, William, 1756-1836
- Payne, John Howard, 1791-1852
- Wollstonecraft, Mary, 1759-1797
- Ford collection
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Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328