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Add MS 30803 A-B

Record Id:

032-002022512

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002022512

MDARK:

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Add MS 30803 A-B

Title:

ORIGINAL Correspondence of William Hayley, the biographer of Cowper, with the poet's cousin, Harriet, daughter of Ashley Cowper and widow of Sir Thomas Hesketh, 1st Bart.; 1797-1803. Two volumes. Vol. i. 30 July, 1797-23 Dec. 1801. Vol. ii. 7 Mar. 1802-18 Dec. 1803. In vol. i., at ff. 9, 53, 118 b, 135, are sonnets by Hayley; at f. 113, "Lines written by a gentleman on seeing a beautiful engraving of Mr. Cowper"; and at f. 199 are two short pieces by Theodora Cowper, the " Delia" of the poet. In vol. ii. pieces by Hayley appear at ff. 5, 8, 8 b, 17, 82 b; and at f. 88 is an " Elegy on the death of Wm. Cowper by an officer of the 24th Regiment ... 1800." Short poems of Cowper occur in vol. i. f. 185, and vol. ii. f. 60. Both are printed in his works. Paper; ff. 200, 162. Quarto.

Scope & Content:

Harriet Hesketh, widow of Sir T Hesketh, 1st Baronet: Correspondence with W. Hayley: 1797-1803.

William Hayley: Correspondence with Lady Hesketh, relating to the poet Cowper: 1797-1803.

William Hayley: Sonnets, etc.: 1797-1803.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

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032-002022512

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Add MS 30803 A : Vol. i. 30 July, 1797-23 Dec. 1801.includes:f. 185 William Cowper: Poems: 1797-1803. __NEWLINE__ f. 199 Theodora Cowper: Poems:…
Add MS 30803 B : Vol. ii. 7 Mar. 1802-18 Dec. 1803.includes:f. 60 William Cowper: Poems: 1797-1803.

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

2 items

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1797

End Date:

1803

Date Range:

30 Jul 1797-18 Dec 1803

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Names:

Hayley, William, of Add MS 30262
Hesketh, Harriet, widow of Sir T Hesketh, 1st Baronet