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Genoa-2d.January 1823. Dear Severn,
I had a letter from Mr. Brown the other day, in which he told me that you were then preparing to perform the last melancholy offices for our friend.[1] Good God! that I should be away at such a time. But I am tied & fast bound by a thousand defying reasons. The remains should never have gone without me,-as you may well suppose,-if I could have helped it. Between you & me, they should never have gone at all, unless they could have been so accompanied; but it was wished otherwise, and- -Will you be kind enough, the first leisure you have to write to me? You need not take up your time with a long letter. I here set you the example of a short one. Pray tell us where the remains have been placed,-whether, according to Mrs. Shelley's request, near their infant. Mrs. Shelley begs, as a favour, that you would take the trouble to order a plain <stone> marble to be put over them, with a name & date, merely to mark the spot, till another can take it's place. You will of course let us know directly what the expense is. I have sent you an inscription for the present overleaf, in case you might feel at all perplexed.
Your's sincerely,
Leigh Hunt.
I hope my last letter directed to No. 43. was not kept
from you long.
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| Rating | |
| Title | Leigh Hunt letter to Joseph Severn, January 2, 1823 |
| Creator |
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 |
| Date Original | 1823-01-02 |
| Description | Concerning the death of Shelley; the placement of his remains; request that a plain marble gravestone be ordered as a favor to Mrs. Shelley. |
| Note | Letter tipped in: Title: Around the library table; an evening with Leigh Hunt. Author: Brewer, Luther Albertus, 1858-1933. Published: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Privately printed for the friends of Luther Albertus and Elinore Taylor Brewer [c1920] Call number: PR4813.B7 Copy: 1 |
| Personal Name Subject |
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 Severn, Joseph, 1793-1879 |
| Geographic Subject |
Italy -- Genoa |
| 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 | tipped PR4813.B7 leaf 27 |
| 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) | 26.2 |
| Width (cm) | 21.5 |
| Number of Pages | 3 + 1 blank |
| Number of Sheets of Paper | 1 |
| Digitization Specifications | Scanned with Zeutschel OS 12000 scanner at 600 ppi, 24-bit color. Archival tiff image available. |
| Date Digital | 2009-04-22 |
| Transcript | Genoa-2d.January 1823. Dear Severn, I had a letter from Mr. Brown the other day, in which he told me that you were then preparing to perform the last melancholy offices for our friend.[1] Good God! that I should be away at such a time. But I am tied & fast bound by a thousand defying reasons. The remains should never have gone without me,-as you may well suppose,-if I could have helped it. Between you & me, they should never have gone at all, unless they could have been so accompanied; but it was wished otherwise, and- -Will you be kind enough, the first leisure you have to write to me? You need not take up your time with a long letter. I here set you the example of a short one. Pray tell us where the remains have been placed,-whether, according to Mrs. Shelley's request, near their infant. Mrs. Shelley begs, as a favour, that you would take the trouble to order a plain stone marble to be put over them, with a name & date, merely to mark the spot, till another can take it's place. You will of course let us know directly what the expense is. I have sent you an inscription for the present overleaf, in case you might feel at all perplexed. Your's sincerely, Leigh Hunt. I hope my last letter directed to No. 43. was not kept from you long. |
| 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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