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Autograph address leaf (fragment) to Sir Walter Scott, 2 January 1818

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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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Series II. Correspondence

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To Sir Walter Scott, novelist and poet:

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Title
Autograph address leaf (fragment) to Sir Walter Scott, 2 January 1818
Additional title: Autograph address leaf (fragment)
Names
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 (Author)
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 (Addressee)
Collection

Percy Bysshe Shelley manuscript material

Series II. Correspondence

To Sir Walter Scott, novelist and poet:

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1818-01-02 (Inferred)
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (PBS 0291)
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (S'ANA 1066)
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Citation/reference: Shelley and his Circle, SC 786: volume IX, page 279; See Jones 443, volume I, page 590 for text of the letter, now held by the National Library of Scotland.
Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Content: Lacking the letter. [From Albion House, Great Marlow]; reads in full, "Walter Scott Esq.r / ." Bearing a note in Scott's hand (S'ANA 1066): "Mr Shelley / With copy of Falkenstein [i.e., Frankenstein]." With black "Judgment of Paris" wax seal. See Jones 443, volume I, page 590 for text of the letter, now held by the National Library of Scotland.
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: 1747174
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c3533f50-4619-0134-f46c-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
  • 1818: 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 address leaf (fragment) to Sir Walter Scott, 2 January 1818" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1818. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c3dd170a-efd1-450c-e040-e00a18062d7d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Autograph address leaf (fragment) to Sir Walter Scott, 2 January 1818" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c3dd170a-efd1-450c-e040-e00a18062d7d

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1818). Autograph address leaf (fragment) to Sir Walter Scott, 2 January 1818 Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c3dd170a-efd1-450c-e040-e00a18062d7d

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Autograph address leaf (fragment) to Sir Walter Scott, 2 January 1818