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Autograph letter signed to Samuel Hamilton, 1 July 1820; addressed in the hand of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Percy Bysshe Shelley manuscript material

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SUB-COLLECTION
Series II. Correspondence

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To Samuel Hamilton, printer:

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Title
Autograph letter signed to Samuel Hamilton, 1 July 1820; addressed in the hand of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Additional title: Autograph letter signed
Names
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 (Author)
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 (Contributor)
Hamilton, S. (Samuel) (Addressee)
Collection

Percy Bysshe Shelley manuscript material

Series II. Correspondence

To Samuel Hamilton, printer:

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1820-07-01
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (PBS 0174)
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (MWS 0249)
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Citation/reference: Shelley and his Circle, SC 752: volume VIII, page 1080; Jones 572: volume II, page 208
Content: From Pisa; begins, "I regret exceedingly that your account should have been so long neglected . . . ." Address, page 2, in the hand of Mary Shelley (MWS 249).
Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 page (single sheet)
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17040453
MSS Unit ID: 19614
Archives EAD ID: 1747032
Archives EAD ID: 1715274
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 71cc8710-4619-0134-c5cf-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
  • 1820: 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 Samuel Hamilton, 1 July 1820; addressed in the hand of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1820. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c301081b-e988-0bb1-e040-e00a18067a69

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Autograph letter signed to Samuel Hamilton, 1 July 1820; addressed in the hand of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c301081b-e988-0bb1-e040-e00a18067a69

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1820). Autograph letter signed to Samuel Hamilton, 1 July 1820; addressed in the hand of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c301081b-e988-0bb1-e040-e00a18067a69

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Autograph letter signed to Samuel Hamilton, 1 July 1820; addressed in the hand of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley