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Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley letter to Marianne Hunt, August 16, 1817

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Title	Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley letter to Marianne Hunt, August 16, 1817
Creator	Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851
Date Original	1817-08-16
Description	Concerning family news; Marianne's and her confinements; her need of a nurse; Marianne's promise to send information about broaches. The Master of chancery's decision to send Harriet Shelley's children to a clergyman in Warwickshire; Longdill's plan to appeal to the Lord Chancellor. Letter followed by a note from Percy Shelley. Concerning his promise to write a letter to Hunt. The return of Mary Shelley's book, i.e. Frankenstein, from a publisher. Hunt's dealing with Clarke about a loan. Signed with initials.
Personal Name Subject	Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 Hunt, Marianne Kent, 1788-1857
Geographic Subject	England -- Marlow
Chronological Subject	1810-1820
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 S54hu (one of 1 letter in MsL S54hu)
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)	23.2
Width (cm)	18.9
Number of Pages	4
Number of Sheets of Paper	1
Digitization Specifications	Pages 1-3: Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 2335 scanner at 600 ppi, 24-bit color. Archival tiff image available. Page 4: Photographed with 12.3MP Nikon D300 camera at 300ppi. Archival tiff image available.
Date Digital	2007-04-13
Transcript	Marlow August 16 1817 Marlow August 16 1817 My dear Marianne In writing your congratulations to Shelley on his birthday did not your naughty heart smite you with remorse-did you not promise to look at /-/ some broaches and send me the descriptions and prices-but the 4th of August arrived and I had no present. I am exceedingly obliged to you for the loan of the caps-but a nurse-I have a great aversion to the having a Marlow woman-but I must be provided by the 20th. What am I to do-I dare say Mrs. Lucas is out at present but she may be disengaged by that time. I am sorry to observe by your letter that you /-/ are in low spirits-cheer up my dear little girl-/-/ and resolve to be happy-let me know how it is with you and how your health is as your time advances-If it were of any use I would say a word or two against your continueing to wear stays-such confinement cannot be either good for you or the child and as to shape I am sure they are very far from becoming. We are all well here-our dog who is a malicious beast whom we intend to send away has again bitten poor little Will-man without any provocation for I was with him and he went up to him to stroke his face when the dog snapped at his finger. Mrs. Alba is perfectly well & thriving-she crows like a little cock although (as Shelly did one say) she is a hen- Our sensations of indignation have been a little excited this morning by the descision of the master of Chandry-He says the children are to go to this old clergyman in Warwickshire who is to stand in stead of a parent-and old fellow who /know/ no one knows and never saw the children this is somewhat beyond /-/ credibilty did we not see it in black & white Longdill is very angry that his proposition is rejected and means to appeal from the master to the Lord Chancellor. I cannot find the sheet of Mrs. [?J.W.] I send you two or three things of yours the stone cup and the soap dish /-/ must /mo/ wait until some one goes up to town I am afraid Hunt takes no exercise or he would not be so ill-I see however that you go to the play tolerably often-How are you amused- The gown must not be dear-but /-/ you are as good a judge as I of what to give Mills as a friend of payment from Miss Shifford's Mamma for the trouble she has had- Longdill thought £100 per ann. Sufficient for both Shelley's children to provide them with clothes and every thing-why then should we pay £10 for it. The country is very pleasant just now but I see nothing of it beyond the garden-I am envied as you may easily imagine from want of exercise which I cannot take-The cold bath is of great benefit to me-By the bye what are we to do with it-have you a place for its reception-It is of much use for H's health that you ought not to be without it. We can easily get another.-If you should chance to hear of any very amusing book send it in the parcel if you can borrow it from Ollier Adieu-take care of yourself and do not be dispirited-All will be well one day I do not doubt. I send you £3- Shelley sends his love to you all and thanks for your /---/ wishes and promised present-pray when is this intended parcel to come Affectionately yrs M. W. S. I will write to Hunt tomorrow or the day after-meanwhile kindest remembrances to all, & thanks for your dreams in my favour. Your incantations have not been quite powerful enough to expel evil from all [?invitation] of time. Poor Mary's book came back with a refusal, which has put me rather in ill spirits. Does any kind friend of yours Marianne know any booksellers or has any influence with one? Any of those good tempered Robinsons? All these things in affairs of interest & preconception.- You have seen Clarke about this [?plan]. Well, is there any proposal thing in bodily shape? My signature makes any security in fact infallible tho not in law-Even if they would not take Hunts.-I shall have more say on this-the which-your faithful friend PBS
Transcript By	Berendes, Brianna
Transcript Location	University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept.

Title	Page 1
Relation - Is Part Of	Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley letter to Marianne Hunt, Aug. 16, 1817
Digital Collection	Leigh Hunt Letters
File Name	s54hu_Page 1.jpg
Transcript	Marlow August 16 1817 My dear Marianne In writing your congratulations to Shelley on his birthday did not your naughty heart smite you with remorse-did you not promise to look at /-/ some broaches and send me the descriptions and prices-but the 4th of August arrived and I had no present. I am exceedingly obliged to you for the loan of the caps-but a nurse-I have a great aversion to the having a Marlow woman-but I must be provided by the 20th. What am I to do-I dare say Mrs. Lucas is out at present but she may be disengaged by that time. I am sorry to observe by your letter that you /-/ are in low spirits-cheer up my dear little girl-/-/ and resolve to be happy-let me know how it is with you and how your health is as your time advances-If it were of any use I would say a word or two against your continueing to wear stays-such confinement cannot be either good for you or the child and as to shape I am sure they are very far from becoming. We are all well here-our dog who is a malicious beast whom we intend to send away has again bitten poor little Will-man without any provocation

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