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Leigh Hunt letter to Samuel Adams Lee, March 7, 19th century
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859; Lee, S. Adams (Samuel Adams);
Concerning a packet he is sending containing a variety of letters including ones from Dickens, Forster, Procter and others, as well as Shelley's signature and Keat's hair; directing that he read this letter before his letter of January 4th.
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Leigh Hunt letter to Marianne Kent Hunt, October 10, 1829
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859; Hunt, Marianne Kent, 1788-1857;
Concerning Thornton's and Vincent's health; his desire to move to the Brompton house; plans to have Stuart & Mills make suits for their sons; securing a "not handsome, but good-looking" servant for Marianne; his reading recommendations; Marianne's...
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Leigh Hunt letter to Frederick Pollock, May 8, 1857
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859; Pollock, Frederick, Sir, 1783-1870;
Concerning infirmities and bad weather which prevents him from leaving home; contentment found in traveling with books; his reading of Britton's book; the arrival of a book from Pollock which had a letter enclosed, postmarked in 1851; the...
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Leigh Hunt letter to Marianne Kent Hunt, October 18, 1808
Hunt, Marianne Kent, 1788-1857; Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859;
Concerning a previous letter that went astray; urging her to take care of her health; looking forward to marrying her.
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William Wetmore Story letter to Thornton Hunt, March 24, 1861
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859; Hunt, Thornton Leigh, 1810-1873; Story, William Wetmore, 1819-1895; Lee, S. Adams (Samuel Adams);
Concerning Thornton Hunt's request for copies of Leigh Hunt's letters for publication; Story supplies one, rest stored in Boston. His appreciation of Leigh Hunt's friendship, his position as intermediary between S. Adams Lee and Hunt, his dealings...
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Leigh Hunt letter to John Hunt, October 14, 1823
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859; Hunt, John, 1775-1848; Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851; Novello, Vincent, 1781-1861; Gifford, William, 1756-1826; Trelawny, Edward John, 1792-1881; Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824;
Concerning his drawing upon John for £50, who in turn should borrow from Mrs. Shelley or Novello if necessary; sends his satire on Gifford, i.e. his Ultra-crepidarius. A letter from him to Trelawny contains Byron's request for John to publish the...
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Leigh Hunt letter to John W. Dalby, October 29, 1836
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859; Dalby, John Watson;
Concerning his appreciation of Dalby's praises and presents; his illness which prevented his visit; his poem, The feast of the blue stockings, i.e. Blue Stocking revels. His failure to find an account of the background of Lounger, i.e. Lounger's...
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Marianne Kent Hunt letter to Leigh Hunt, 19th century
Hunt, Marianne Kent, 1788-1857; Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859;
Concerning financial troubles and debts owed; forwarding Hunt a threatening letter from Jaquet and a kind letter from Everest.
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Marianne Hunt letter to Leigh Hunt, May 5, 1813
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859; Hunt, Marianne Kent, 1788-1857;
Concerning Thornton’s health; an evening thunderstorm; various acquaintances and family, including Mrs. Hunter, Ann, Bess, Mr. Alsager, and Mr. Creevey.
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Esther Walls' general correspondence, 1960-1969
African Americans
Contents: C.P. Eaton's congratulations, May 2, 1963; Carl H. Peterson (Dept. of State) letter to Esther Walls, Dec. 4, 1963; Charles E. Morrow's request for information, Nov. 8, 1962; Congratulations on pamphlet from Lucile Hatch (University of...
African American Women in Iowa Digital Collection

John Gibbons letter to Walter Savage Landor, March 5, 1853; Walter Savage Landor letter to John Forster, 1853
Landor, Walter Savage, 1775-1864; Forster, John, 1812-1876; Gibbons, John;
Two letters. 1. Concerning his [Gibbons'] praise of Landor's Imaginary conversation between the Archbishop of Florence and Francesco Madiai, which was printed in the Bath Herald. 2. Concerning his [Landor's] gratification over a letter of...
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Anna Maria Dashwood letter to Leigh Hunt, ca. August 1834; Leigh Hunt letter to Anna Maria Dashwood, September 12, 1836
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859; Dashwood, Anna Maria; Landor, Walter Savage, 1775-1864; Hunt, John Leigh, 1812-1846;
Two letters. 1. Concerning her [Dashwood's] desire that Hunt "be severe" in the editing of her writing. 2. Concerning his [Hunt's] anxiety at not hearing from her; the way in which his son John, who is "not so sincere as the rest of his family,"...
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Leigh Hunt letter to Marianne Kent Hunt, July 29, 1806
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859; Hunt, Marianne Kent, 1788-1857; Papendieck, F.W.; Dacre, Charlotte, b. 1782; Mitchell, T. (Thomas), 1783-1845; Rose, G. H. (George Henry), Sir, 1771-1855;
Concerning his delight in how "clean, even, and legible" her last two letters were; discussion of Dom, Robertson, Papendieck, and other unidentified acquaintances; the difficulty of thoroughly knowing people, and of falling out with old friends.
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Leigh Hunt letter to Leigh Hunt, November 14, 1822
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859; Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859; Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824; Murray, John, 1778-1843;
Two letters. First: Concerning his disgust at Henry's notice of gossip about Byron's and his connection with the Liberal; promises the continuation of their connection and the publication of the second number of the Liberal similar to the first. At...
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Leigh Hunt letter to Elizabeth Swift, May 3, 1851
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859; Swift, Mrs. Elizabeth S (Lorrain); Shewell, Lydia, 1776-1865; Shewell, Stephen, 1727-1809
Concerning his illnesses, the death of her sister and his delay in answering her last letter; the rebuke from his Aunt Lydia for remarks about his grandfather Shewell in his Autobiography; sends autographs for his American friends.
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Leigh Hunt letter to Elizabeth Swift, August 13, 1851
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859; Swift, Mrs. Elizabeth S (Lorrain); Hunt, Vincent, 1823-1852; Hunt, Marianne Kent, 1788-1857;
Concerning the illness of Vincent and of Mrs. Hunt and himself; his inability to come to America; begs her and Dr. Swift to visit him and attend the Great Exhibition; Vincent's relapses. Letter dated Aug. 13, Sept. 12 and Dec. 3, 1851.
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Nancy Hunter letter to Marianne Hunt, 1830s
Hunter, Nancy; Hunt, Marianne Kent, 1788-1857; Hunter, Rowland; Kent, Elizabeth, 1790-1861; Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859;
Concerning Bessie Kent's bad temper and strange actions; her rude treatment of Miss Grant; her intentions of living alone, intimating it would be convenient step towards destorying herself; her loss of power over Leigh Hunt; Nancy's fears and...
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