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Extract from “Recollections of an eventful life,” by a soldier, 1824, Glasgow, leaf 72 (recto)-leaf 74 (verso)

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Hubert Thomas Parker scrapbook album

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Title
Extract from “Recollections of an eventful life,” by a soldier, 1824, Glasgow, leaf 72 (recto)-leaf 74 (verso)
Collection

Hubert Thomas Parker scrapbook album

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1824
Place: Glasgow
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz BND-MSS (Parker, H. T.)
Genres
Autobiographies
Drawings
Notes
Content: With a mounted pencil drawing of a smiling old man on leaf 74 (verso)
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19819414
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 69d5aab0-44b8-0135-874b-02dcc6291555
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1824: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Extract from “Recollections of an eventful life,” by a soldier, 1824, Glasgow" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1824. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/28197ec0-44c5-0135-7827-067999b27bf9

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Extract from “Recollections of an eventful life,” by a soldier, 1824, Glasgow" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 13, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/28197ec0-44c5-0135-7827-067999b27bf9

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1824). Extract from “Recollections of an eventful life,” by a soldier, 1824, Glasgow Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/28197ec0-44c5-0135-7827-067999b27bf9

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Extract from “Recollections of an eventful life,” by a soldier, 1824, Glasgow