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Autograph letter to William Whitton, 27 February 1816

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Timothy Shelley manuscript material

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Series II: Correspondence

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To William Whitton, his lawyer:

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Title
Autograph letter to William Whitton, 27 February 1816
Names
Whitton, William, 1763?-1832 (Addressee)
Shelley, Timothy, Sir, 1753-1844 (Author)
Collection

Timothy Shelley manuscript material

Series II: Correspondence

To William Whitton, his lawyer:

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1816-02-27
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (S’ANA 0093)
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Citation/reference: Shelley and his Circle, SC 315, v. 4, p. 624
Content: From Miller’s : begins, “I rec’d. the enclos’d this morning. What was before taken, I understood was to be given up as my Property …”; with broken armorial crest red wax seal.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20244063
MSS Unit ID: 23058
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f3786290-1132-0133-c85c-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1816: Created
  • 2018: 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 letter to William Whitton, 27 February 1816" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1816. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/abd1dddc-c48d-2682-e040-e00a180617cf

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Autograph letter to William Whitton, 27 February 1816" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 4, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/abd1dddc-c48d-2682-e040-e00a180617cf

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1816). Autograph letter to William Whitton, 27 February 1816 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/abd1dddc-c48d-2682-e040-e00a180617cf

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Autograph letter to William Whitton, 27 February 1816