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Ashley MS 3393
- Record Id:
- 040-001979480
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001978147
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001448.0x000269
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Ashley MS 3393
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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Letters (9) from J. H. Leigh Hunt to his wife Marianne; 13 Feb. 1806-2 June 1813. Five of the letters (ff. 1-12b) were written during the period of Leigh Hunt's engagement to Marianne Kent, and chiefly contain news of his travels to Lincoln and Doncaster, and to Nottingham (13 Feb. 1806, 13 June 1808), express affection towards Marianne, and make somewhat paternalistic comments on the attitudes and accomplishments desired in his future wife (5 Aug. 1807, 17 Oct. 1808). The fifth letter concerns their proposed marriage (3 July 1809) and Marianne's social life thereafter. A journey to Bath is described in the sixth letter, together with enquiries after their children ([Aug. 1812?], postmarked 24 and 28). The remaining letters (ff. 15-19) stem from the period of Leigh Hunt's imprisonment in the Surrey Jail [13 Feb. 1813-13 Feb. 1815], and concern his frequent ill-health, enquire after his wife and children, and mention visitors to his famous prison rooms: Maria Edgeworth and Thomas Moore (17 May 1813), Thomas Barnes and Charles Lamb (24 May 1813), and Lord Byron (2 June 1813). Ashley Library Catalogue, ii, pp. 192-193.
Also included is a letter (ff. 20-21b) from Marianne to Leigh Hunt, undated but written on 'Mr. R. Hunter's birthday' (i.e. Rowland Hunter, Marianne's step-father), containing domestic news and enquiries, and concluding with a postscript note from Thornton Hunt mentioning two drawings sent to his father; [1813-1815?].
Quarto; ff. i+21.
includes:
- ff. 1-19 Marianne Hunt, née Kent; wife of J H Leigh Hunt: James Henry Leigh Hunt, essayist and poet: Letters to Marianne Hunt from James Henry Leigh Hunt: 1806-1813.
- ff. 20-21b Marianne Hunt, née Kent; wife of J H Leigh Hunt: James Henry Leigh Hunt, essayist and poet: Letter to James Henry Leigh Hunt from Marianne Hunt: [1813-1815?].
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Ashley Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001978147
040-001979480 - Is part of:
- Ashley MS A17-5768 : Ashley Manuscripts
Ashley MS 3393 : Letters (9) from J. H. Leigh Hunt to his wife Marianne; 13 Feb. 1806-2 June 1813. Five of the letters (ff. 1-12b) were written… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001978147[0801]/040-001979480
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Ashley MS A17-5768
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1806
- End Date:
- 1815
- Date Range:
- 1806-1815
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Hunt, James Henry Leigh, essayist and poet, 1784-1859
Hunt, Marianne, née Kent wife of J H Leigh Hunt