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Southey, Robert, poet, 1774-1843

 Person

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

Draft letter of Sir Hew W Dalrymple to Robert Southey with two replies, and a letter of Southey to Sir Adolphus Dalrymple.

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Identifier: Acc.10698
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Letters concern Sir Hew Dalrymple`s efforts to clear his name.

Dates: 1816-1830

Incomplete manuscript, "The Book of the Church", by Robert Southey., 1824, or before.

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Identifier: MS.42557
Scope and Contents The manuscript is of the preface and of chapters I-IV, not all complete, of Southey`s work. It represents, therefore, only a small part of the published two volume work. The manuscript is arranged as follows : (i) [preface] : "The Book of the Church";(ii) "Chapter 1. Religion of the Ancient Britons";(iii) "Chapter 2. Religion and philosophy of the Romans. First introduction of Christianity. Persecution. First establishment of Christianity. ...
Dates: 1824, or before.

Letter of William Gifford.

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Identifier: Acc.13864
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Letter, 1810, of William Gifford to an unnamed correspondent. Internal evidence, such as a reference to the recipient's "Portuguese article" and his location in the hills, suggests that he may have been Robert Southey.

Dates: November 13th, 1810

Letters, 1808-1837, of Robert Southey to John Murray II, mostly; with manuscript copies, ?1840-?1843, of letters, 1812-1837, of Southey to John Murray II., 1808-1843.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42550-42555
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates: 1808-1843.

Letters of Robert Southey mostly to John Murray II., 1808-1837.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42550-42553
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates: 1808-1837.

Letters of Robert Southey to John Murray II., 1808-1812.

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Identifier: MS.42550
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates: 1808-1812.

Letters of Robert Southey to John Murray II., 1813-1818.

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Identifier: MS.42551
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates: 1813-1818.

Letters of Robert Southey to John Murray II; with a letter of Southey to Samuel Dunham. Also included is a letter of Caroline Southey to John Murray II., 1826-1840.

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Identifier: MS.42553
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates: 1826-1840.

Letters of Robert Southey to John Murray II; with a letter of Southey "To the Editor of the Courier" concerning Lord Byron., 1819-1825.

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Identifier: MS.42552
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates: 1819-1825.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Anna Bray., 1824-1843.

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Identifier: MS.40143
Scope and Contents Letters, 1824-1843, of Anna Bray to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters. They mostly concern her work “A description of the part of Devonshire bordering on the Tamar and the Tavy…”, “The mountains and lakes of Switzerland” and her novels published elsewhere. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1824: folios 1-2;1828-1829: folios 3-6; (1)1833-1834: folios 7-43; (2)1835-1836: folios 44-76; (3)1838-1839:...
Dates: 1824-1843.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Bowles., 1812-1839.

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Identifier: MS.40137
Scope and Contents Letters, 1812-1839 and uncertain dates, of William Bowles to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They concern various works of Bowles published by the Murrays, including poetry, and “Two letters to the Right Honourable Lord Byron”, with discussion of his response to Byron’s views; sermons, including the sermon series on the cartoons of Raphael; and monographs including “The parochial history of Bremhill” and “The life of Thomas Ken”. The letters are arranged...
Dates: 1812-1839.

Manuscript copies, ?1840-?1843, of letters, 1812-1818, of Robert Southey to John Murray II., ? 1840-? 1843.

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Identifier: MS.42554
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates: ? 1840-? 1843.

Manuscript copies, ?1840-?1843, of letters, 1812-1837, of Robert Southey to John Murray II., ? 1840-? 1843.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42554-42555
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates: ? 1840-? 1843.

Manuscript copies, ?1840-?1843, of letters, 1819-1837, of Robert Southey to John Murray II., ? 1840-? 1843.

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Identifier: MS.42555
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates: ? 1840-? 1843.

Manuscript of the title-page, dedication and preface for the "History of the Peninsular War" by Robert Southey., 1822.

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Identifier: MS.42556
Scope and Contents

The manuscript has the following arrangement :

folio 1 : title page;

folio 2 : dedication to "The King", George IV;

folio 3 : preface.

The date of the manuscript has been taken from the preface which was dated by Southey, "Keswick 22 July 1822".

Dates: 1822.

Manuscripts by Robert Southey., 1822-1824.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42556-42558
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates: 1822-1824.

Miscellaneous papers concerning Robert Southey., 1843-? late 19th century.

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Identifier: MS.42559
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Folios 1-2 : "The late Mr. Southey" : printed minutes, 1843, concerning the intention to erect a memorial to Robert Southey in the

Church of Crosthwaite. Included is a list of subscribers to the memorial fund.

Folios 3-4 : letter, 10 October 1896, of Richard Garnett to John Murray IV concerning a draft of a letter of Southey.

Folios 5-6 : notes, ?late 19th century, concerning costs in relation to publications by Southey.

Dates: 1843-? late 19th century.

Papers of and concerning Robert Southey., 1808-1896.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42550-42559
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates: 1808-1896.

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Letters. Correspondence. 14
Copies. Derivative objects. 6
Manuscripts. 4
Prefaces 3
Articles. 2