Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821, Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, between 1795 and 1806?
- Call Number:
- MSS 29
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821
- Title(s):
- Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray
- Date:
- between 1795 and 1806?
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Part of Collection:
- [91]
- Provenance:
- Paul Mellon Collection.
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- The 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 Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
- Scope and Content:
- Piozzi writes that the rector sent her sick husband a woodcock for dinner, but she won't tell him about it until she learns from Thackeray whether he may eat it. Unlike Eve who "did tempt her unlucky Partner to eat forbidden food," Piozzi remains obedient to the Doctor's instructions. People mentioned: the rector, Mr. Piozzi, and Eve.
- Physical Description:
- 1 page (1 leaf) : autograph letter, signed ; 12 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/2674
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2674?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1