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Autograph verse letter signed to Sarah Love Peacock, 14 February 1795

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Thomas Love Peacock manuscript material

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Series II. Correspondence

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To Sarah Peacock, his mother

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Title
Autograph verse letter signed to Sarah Love Peacock, 14 February 1795
Additional title: Autograph verse letter signed
Names
Peacock, Thomas Love, 1785-1866 (Author)
Peacock, Sarah, 1754-1832 (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Love Peacock manuscript material

Series II. Correspondence

To Sarah Peacock, his mother

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1795-02-14
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (TLP 0017)
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Content: 2 pages (double sheet)
Citation/reference: Shelley and his Circle, SC 12 : v. 1, p. 134
Citation/reference: Joukovsky 3 : v. I, p. 5
Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Conservation history: Digitized for the Shelley-Godwin Archive
Content: From Englefield House ; begins, "Dear Mother, I attempt to write you a letter/ In verse, tho' in prose I could do it much better…"
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19895601
MSS Unit ID: 22385
Archives EAD ID: 3340972
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2f706530-a419-013b-efb9-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1785: Creator Born
  • 1795: Created
  • 1866: Creator Died
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. " Autograph verse letter signed to Sarah Love Peacock, 14 February 1795" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1795. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a8840787-adac-91b6-e040-e00a180653bf

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. " Autograph verse letter signed to Sarah Love Peacock, 14 February 1795" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a8840787-adac-91b6-e040-e00a180653bf

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1795). Autograph verse letter signed to Sarah Love Peacock, 14 February 1795 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a8840787-adac-91b6-e040-e00a180653bf

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Autograph verse letter signed to Sarah Love Peacock, 14 February 1795