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Autograph letter unsigned to the Duchess of Devonshire, 30 July 1816

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Madame de Staël manuscript material : 5 items

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Title
Autograph letter unsigned to the Duchess of Devonshire, 30 July 1816
Names
Staël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine), 1766-1817 (Author)
Devonshire, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of, 1758-1824 (Addressee)
Collection

Madame de Staël manuscript material : 5 items

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1816-07-16
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (B'ANA 0350)
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Citation/reference: Published in full with commentary as SC 572 in Shelley and his Circle, volume VII, page 49ff.
Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Content: from Coppet : begins, "vous avez surement des nouvelles de tout ce qui vous intéresse dear dutchess ..."; on Byron, and also Lady Caroline Lamb's Glenarvon.
Physical Description
Extent: 4 pages (double sheet)
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
French
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20861310
MSS Unit ID: 23753
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c00028a0-1139-0133-f54c-60f81dd2b63c
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

  • 1766: Creator Born
  • 1816: Created
  • 1817: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Autograph letter unsigned to the Duchess of Devonshire, 30 July 1816" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1816. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb72d0df-2c89-4aa6-e040-e00a18066531

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Autograph letter unsigned to the Duchess of Devonshire, 30 July 1816" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb72d0df-2c89-4aa6-e040-e00a18066531

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1816). Autograph letter unsigned to the Duchess of Devonshire, 30 July 1816 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb72d0df-2c89-4aa6-e040-e00a18066531

Wikipedia Citation

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Autograph letter unsigned to the Duchess of Devonshire, 30 July 1816