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[?Chelsea] Wednesday-Oct. 21. [?1839][1]
Dear Sir,
Pray excuse my apparent rudeness, by reason of the present most painful absorption of my time. Mrs. Hunt will have told you how welcome your friend is to the republication of the little book.[2] And will you have the kindness to make my best & respectful apologies to Mr. Lovett, & tell him I designed to have written him not only a letter, but a public letter, stating my whole views of the progress of society & of the best means of forwarding it, but was prevented by the most urgent necessities of employing my pen elsewhere. When my play[3] comes out, I shall be very happy to see him with you some evening if he will come up, & I will then discuss with him in what manner my /---/ name (such as it is) can best be made serviceable to the noble cause of popular education.
Ever truly yours, Leigh Hunt.
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Leigh Hunt letter to W.J. Linton, October 21, 1839 |
| Creator |
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 |
| Date Original | 1839-10-21 |
| Description | Concerning his willingness for the re-publication of one of his volumes; his apologies to Mr. Lovett for not writing a letter about his views on the progress of society. |
| Personal Name Subject |
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 Linton, W. J. (William James), 1812-1897 |
| Geographic Subject |
England -- London -- Kensington and Chelsea -- Kensington |
| Chronological Subject |
1830-1840 |
| Type (DCMIType) |
Text |
| Type (AAT) |
Correspondence |
| Type (IMT) |
jpeg |
| Digital Collection | Leigh Hunt Letters |
| Contributing Institution | University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. |
| Archival Collection |
Brewer-Leigh Hunt Collection |
| Collection Guide | http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/resources/Brewer-LeighHunt.html |
| Location | bound MsL H94kn leaf 7 (previous call number MsL H94kn no. 2) |
| Rights Management | Educational use only, no other permissions given. This letter is owned by The University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections Department, and is provided here for educational purposes. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the Special Collections Department. |
| Contact Information | Contact The University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections Department: lib-spec@uiowa.edu |
| Height (cm) | 11.6 |
| Width (cm) | 18.4 |
| Number of Pages | 1 + 1 blank |
| Number of Sheets of Paper | 1 |
| Digitization Specifications | Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 2335 scanner at 600 ppi, 24-bit color. Archival tiff image available. |
| Date Digital | 2008-05-20 |
| Transcript |
[?Chelsea] Wednesday-Oct. 21. [?1839][1] Dear Sir , Pray excuse my apparent rudeness, by reason of the present most painful absorption of my time. Mrs. Hunt will have told you how welcome your friend is to the republication of the little book.[2] And will you have the kindness to make my best & respectful apologies to Mr. Lovett, & tell him I designed to have written him not only a letter, but a public letter, stating my whole views of the progress of society & of the best means of forwarding it, but was prevented by the most urgent necessities of employing my pen elsewhere. When my play[3] comes out, I shall be very happy to see him with you some evening if he will come up, & I will then discuss with him in what manner my /---/ name (such as it is) can best be made serviceable to the noble cause of popular education . Ever truly yours , Leigh Hunt. |
| Transcript Notes |
1. Date: Evidently the little book referred to in the letter is the second edition of LH's Captain Sword and Captain Pen which was published in 1839. LH's Legend of Florence, the play referred to, was published in February 1840. Therefore, the letter was probably written in 1839 . 2. Captain Sword and Captain Pen the second edition of which came out in 1839 . 3. The Legend of Florence published in February 1840. |
| Transcript By |
Cheney, David R. (David Raymond), 1922-2006 |
| Transcript Location |
Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections: http://www.utoledo.edu/library/canaday/index.html |
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