Campbell, Thomas (poet)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1777 - 1844
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
(1) Receipt, 1809, for a payment made by John Murray II to Thomas Campbell in respect of Campbell`s "Gertrude of Wyoming"; and,(2) indenture, 1819, between Thomas Campbell and John Murray II for the absolute purchase of the copyright of Campbell`s "Specimens of the British Poets"., 1809-1819.
File
Identifier: MS.42054
Scope and Contents
The indenture was witnessed by Basil Steuart.
Dates:
1809-1819.
Letters mostly of and to John Cam Hobhouse concerning a statue of Lord Byron., 1824-1845, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.43533
Scope and Contents
MS.43533
Letters mostly of and to John Cam Hobhouse concerning a statue of Lord Byron, 1824-1845, undated.These letters have been arranged in three sections:
(i) Letters to John Cam Hobhouse relating to a statue of Lord Byron and a related pamphlet written by Hobhouse have been organised alphabetically by correspondent surname;
(ii) Letters and notes of a sub-committee relating to a statue of Lord Byron (further folios relating to this have been added at folios 289-292 having...
Dates:
1824-1845, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Correspondence relating to the death of Lord Byron, his funeral, will and estate, and the burning of his memoirs.
Letters of and concerning Madame de Stael to John Murray II., 1813-1819, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.42560
Scope and Contents
The letters of Anne Louise Germaine de Stael-Holstein, Madame de Stael, to John Murray [II] have been arranged in chronological order before related letters of other people.Temporary numbering of the letters has now been replaced by foliation.Letters of Madame de Stael to John Murray [II] including a draft reply and a copy of a letter of General Jean Victor Marie Moreau to his wife, Eugenie, about his injuries at the battle of Dresden, 1813: folios 1-50;...
Dates:
1813-1819, undated.
Letters of Thomas Campbell to John Murray II; with a draft of a letter of John Murray II to Campbell., 1806-1841, 1976.
File
Identifier: MS.42052
Scope and Contents
Included with the letters is a photocopy, 1976, of a letter, 1841, of Campbell to ?John Murray II. An annotation at the head of the recto of the folio indicates that the photocopy was taken from an original in the collection of Barbara Murray.
Dates:
1806-1841, 1976.
Marked, incomplete page proofs of the introductory essay to the section, "Chaucer", in "Specimens of the British poets" by Thomas Campbell., ? 1819.
Item
Identifier: MS.42053
Scope and Contents
The proofs differ in details of content and of layout from the published version.
Dates:
? 1819.
Papers of and concerning Thomas Campbell., 1806-1829.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42052-42054
Scope and Contents
Thomas Campbell was a Scottish poet and writer. In 1819, Campbell completed a project that he had been working on since 1805 in producing 'Specimens of the British poets'. It was published by John Murray. The letters in this series are of Thomas Campbell to John Murray and largely relate to the production of this work and the aftermath of the publication. Campbell also mentions other poets and acquaintances of his, including Joanna Baillie and Sir Walter Scott.In addition to...
Dates:
1806-1829.
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