A Guide to the Manuscripts of Washington Irving, n.d. Irving, Washington, Manuscripts of 6256-aj

A Guide to the Manuscripts of Washington Irving, n.d.

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Accession Number 6256-aj

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

6256-aj

Title

Manuscripts of Washington Irving n.d.

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of 11 items.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Manuscripts of Washington Irving, Accession #6256-aj, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was purchased on 1986 August 13.

Scope and Content Information

The papers contain fragments from Life and voyages of Christopher Columbus , A history of New York , Spanish papers , and The Alhambra and incidental notes preliminary to the published works; notes from travels in England; including a description of an evening with the Duke of Wellington and Lady Caroline Lamb; and a comment on contemporary poetry.

Contents List

Description of an evening at the home of a Lady B., and several of her guests, the Italian Foscolo, a Belzone, the Duke of Wellington and Lady Caroline Lamb. n.d.

AMs. 2 p.

Description of an unnamed abbey, an afternoon service there, and the cloisters at night in London. n.d.

AMs. 2 p.

Discussion of a stop at a Welsh inn during a storm, its fine ale and cheese and a harper singing about the exploits of Llewellyn. n.d.

AMs. 2 p.

Comments concerning tastes in poetry and predictions about the public reverting back to the conceits, epigrams and metaphysical writing of Queen Anne's reign. n.d.

AMs. 1 p.

Incomplete discussion of the case concerning the Spanish slave ship Amistad and the ownership of the ship and cargo following the mutiny of the slaves. n.d.

AMs. 1 p.

Notes re events in New Amsterdam, beginning with the arrival of Peter Stuyvesant in 1647. n.d.

AMs. 1 p.