Cornelia Newton, née Collins, wife of author and proponent of vegetarianism, John Frank Newton. Godwin records her death in his diary on 2 September 1816. · To Thomas Jefferson Hogg, friend and biographer of the poet Shelley : 1 autograph letter signed : 21 Oct 1813 : (H'GANA 0007) : from Chester Street : begins, "After allowing your elegant friendly letter to remain so long unanswered you will perhaps suspect that I am incapable of making a due estimate of its mertit, but the truth is I am a reluctant writer unless stimulated to the use of my pen by painful emotions.".
Biographical/historical: Cornelia Newton, née Collins, wife of author and proponent of vegetarianism, John Frank Newton. Godwin records her death in his diary on 2 September 1816.
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