BIB_ID
104879
Accession number
MA 215.66
Creator
Keats, John, 1795-1821.
Display Date
[after 1817 Jun. 10].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1906.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 25.3 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection, assembled by Richard Woodhouse, of letters and manuscripts relating to the English poet John Keats. Items in the collection have been described in individual catalog records; see collection-level record for MA 215 for more information.
The original letter was written from Hampstead, on 19 June 1817. This shorthand copy was made by Richard Woodhouse.
The original letter was written from Hampstead, on 19 June 1817. This shorthand copy was made by Richard Woodhouse.
Provenance
Part of a collection assembled by Richard Woodhouse; by descent in 1834 to the publisher John Taylor; by descent in 1864 to his relatives, descending finally to his niece by marriage, Mrs. George Taylor of Bakewell, Derbyshire; purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer Frank T. Sabin in 1906.
Summary
Stating "I must endeavor to lose my Maidenhead with respect to money Matters as soon as possible," and asking for a loan of £30.
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