Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741–1821, Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1813 January 7
- Call Number:
- MSS 29
- Holdings:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
- Creator:
- Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741–1821
- Title(s):
- Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray
- Date:
- 1813 January 7
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Part of Collection:
- [78]
- Provenance:
- Paul Mellon Collection.
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- Thackeray has asked for information on "Greatorex," whom he suspects "of having written Junius." Piozzi believes him to be one of "Lord Shelburne's Literary Retainers" and that Gerald Hamilton wrote "those famous letters." Piozzi mentions her amusing "story of a Stilton Cheese." She complains of her daughters' refusal to let her sell Streatham Park and of the cost of repairing it. She marvels that both she and Dr. Thackeray have lived to see the year 1813. People mentioned: Salusbury, Greatorex, Lord Shelburne, Gerald Hamilton, Mrs. Piozzi's daughters, Gabriel Piozzi, and Selina Thackeray.
- Physical Description:
- 2 pages (1 leaf) : autograph letter, signed ; 23 x 19 cm.
- Genre:
- Correspondence and Letters
- Subject Terms:
- Authors, EnglishFirst Coalition, War of the, 1792-1797GoutMedicineNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815PhysiciansPolitics and government
- Subject Period:
- 1789-182018th century
- Associated Places:
- Great Britain
- Associated People/Groups:
- Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863
- Finding Aid Title:
- Hester Lynch Piozzi Letters to Dr. William Makepeace Thackeray
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/16.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/2661
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2661?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1