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Description: · Holograph poem, "Justice with Mercy," : [post 2 Aug 1786] : (S'ANA 1076) : [from Bethlehem Hospital] : 1 p. (single sheet); written in two columns; seeking mercy from the king; begins, "Justice with Mercy / so to Balance the scale ..."· To the Privy Council : 1 autograph petition, third person : [9 Aug 1786-1794] : (S'ANA 0047) : [from Bethlehem Hospital] : 1 p. (single sheet) : begins, "M Nicholson petitions to His Majestys Most Honourable privy Counsell and Earnestly requests they will recommend this for me ..." Tipped into a copy of The Plot Investigated. Shelved as *Pforz 558R 02. Published with commentary as SC 3 in Shelley and his Circle v. 1, p. 34.· To George III, King of Great Britain : 1 autograph letter signed : 1 Aug 1787 : (S'ANA 0046) : [from Bethlehem Hospital] : 1 p. (single sheet) : begins, "and may it please your Majesty this is to acquaint you and the Counsell that on the 9th Instant I am fully dicharg.d from this Inveterate Confinement ..." Published with commentary as SC 6 in Shelley and his Circle v. 1, p. 88.
Names: Nicholson, Margaret, approximately 1750-1828 (Creator); George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 (Addressee); Great Britain. Privy Council (Addressee)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1786 - 1794 (Approximate)
Library locations: Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle; Shelf locator: Pforz MS
Topics: Nicholson, Margaret, approximately 1750-1828; Assassins -- Great Britain -- 18th century; English poetry -- 18th century
Genres: Poetry; Books; Correspondence
Notes: Biographical/historical: Margaret Nicholson, English assailant of King George III.; Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Physical Description: Extent: 3 items
Type of Resource: Text
Identifiers: RLIN/OCLC: 803633632; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19664837; MSS Unit ID: 22199; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4daca4b0-dcb7-0133-529e-00505686d14e

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