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Southey, Robert, poet, 1774-1843

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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 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 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
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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.

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.

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