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Autograph letter signed to Timothy Shelley, 6 February 1811

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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COLLECTION
Percy Bysshe Shelley manuscript material

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SUB-COLLECTION
Series II. Correspondence

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SUB-COLLECTION
To Sir Timothy Shelley, his father:

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Title
Autograph letter signed to Timothy Shelley, 6 February 1811
Additional title: Autograph letter signed
Names
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 (Author)
Shelley, Timothy, Sir, 1753-1844 (Addressee)
Collection

Percy Bysshe Shelley manuscript material

Series II. Correspondence

To Sir Timothy Shelley, his father:

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1811-02-06
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (PBS 0210)
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Citation/reference: Shelley and his Circle, SC 139: volume II, page 719; Jones 45: volume I, page 50
Content: From Univ[ersity] Coll[ege], Ox[ford]; begins, "Your very excellent exposition on the subject of Religion pleases me very much."
Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Physical Description
Extent: 10 pages (3 double sheets)
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17040453
MSS Unit ID: 19614
Archives EAD ID: 1747185
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d5ced570-4619-0134-4a8c-00505686d14e
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

  • 1792: Creator Born
  • 1811: Created
  • 1822: Creator Died
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Autograph letter signed to Timothy Shelley, 6 February 1811" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1811. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/aa28b190-e24b-b6be-e040-e00a180674d2

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Autograph letter signed to Timothy Shelley, 6 February 1811" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/aa28b190-e24b-b6be-e040-e00a180674d2

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1811). Autograph letter signed to Timothy Shelley, 6 February 1811 Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/aa28b190-e24b-b6be-e040-e00a180674d2

Wikipedia Citation

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Autograph letter signed to Timothy Shelley, 6 February 1811