William Wordsworth letter to Messrs. Longman, May 10

Item Information

Title:
William Wordsworth letter to Messrs. Longman, May 10
Description:
A letter from William Wordsworth to his publisher [Messrs. Longmand & Co.] asking them to prepare a parcel for him containing copies of his "Excursion," a copy of volume three of Kirby and Spence's "Introduction to Entomology," [in which one of Wordsworth's poems appears] and some additional sheets.
Creator:
Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850
Addressee:
Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green
Date:
[May 10, 1815–May 10, 1832]
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 1 Folder 24 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
William Wordsworth Manuscript Collection
Subjects:
Wordsworth, William--1770-1850--Correspondence
Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green--Correspondence
Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850
Excursion
Extent:
1 item (2 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:85837
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Place of origin:
Rydal (England)
Language:
English
Notes (date):
The letter does not have a year written on it, but it likely dates between 1815 and 1832, since Kirby & Spence's first edition of "An Introduction to Entomology" was published in 1815 and Edward Moxon was Wordsworth's publisher beginning in 1832.
This date is inferred.
Notes (object):
The original object has a watermark that is not visible on the reformatted digital version.