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| Title | Percy Bysshe Shelley letter to Leigh Hunt, February 23, 1822 |
| Creator |
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 |
| Date Original | 1822-02-23 |
| Description | Concerning cashing Lord Byron's bills for Hunt. |
| Note |
1. Leghorn is the obsolete English name for Livorno, Italy . 2. This manuscript has the word "forgery?" hand written in a light script on the top right-hand corner of the first page. Frederick L. Jones in The Letters of Percy Bysshe (OUP, 1964, v.2, p.689) lists this letter as being transcribed from the original, located at the Bodleian |
| Personal Name Subject |
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 |
| Geographic Subject | Italy -- Livorno |
| Chronological Subject |
1820-1830 |
| 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 | MsL S541h |
| 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) | 24.2 |
| Width (cm) | 20.2 |
| Number of Pages | 3 + 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 | 2008-07-15 |
| Transcript |
Leghorn Feb. 23. 1822 My dear friend I have only a single instant to tell you that I cannot cash Lord Byron's bills for you here under a loss of 50 or 60 pounds discount but I will /---/ send you an order on Brookes for the rest of the 250, who will pay you on /the 25/ Lady day [2].-It was better to wait a week or so, than lose so enormous a percentage. - I have written to Brookes to pay you on this, while I keep Lord B's bills to answer my engagements & send you this. The additional 30 pounds which shall be sent in a few posts you [page break] must lose upon but that is of less moment- Remember it is Brookes & Co. Chancery Lane-Do not apply for payment before the 25th.- I'll write next post-Kindest love to Marianne-& pray dont delay in letting /---/ me hear how you all are getting on- Yours very truly Percy B Shelley [page break] Leigh Hunt Esq . Plymouth Devonshire Angleterre |
| Transcript Notes |
1. This manuscript has the word "forgery?" hand written in a light script on the top right-hand corner of the first page. Frederick L. Jones in The Letters of Percy Bysshe (OUP, 1964, v.2, p.689) lists this letter as being transcribed from the original, located at the Bodleian Library (MS. Shelley Adds. d. 10, ff. 1-2; A.L.S., 2 pp. 4to [d-s]). 2. Lady Day refers to March 25, the feast of Annunciation (Lady" refers to the Virgin Mary). |
| Transcript By | Blank, Kim G. |
Description
| Title | Page1 |
| Relation - Is Part Of | Percy Bysshe Shelley letter to Leigh Hunt, Feb. 23, 1822 |
| Digital Collection | Leigh Hunt Letters |
| File Name | s541h_Page1.jpg |
| Transcript Notes |
Leghorn Feb. 23. 1822 My dear friend I have only a single instant to tell you that I cannot cash Lord Byron's bills for you here under a loss of 50 or 60 pounds discount but I will /---/ send you an order on Brookes for the rest of the 250, who will pay you on /the 25/ Lady day [2].-It was better to wait a week or so, than lose so enormous a percentage. - I have written to Brookes to pay you on this, while I keep Lord B's bills to answer my engagements & send you this. The additional 30 pounds which shall be sent in a few posts you [page break] |
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