BIB_ID
124296
Accession number
MA 1857.12
Creator
Mackintosh, James, Sir, 1765-1832.
Display Date
London, England, 1797 November 17.
Credit line
Purchased from Joanna Langlais, 1957.
Description
1 item (3 pages, with address) ; 23.0 x 19.0 cm
Notes
This collection, MA 1857, includes seventeen autograph letters signed from various correspondents to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, three autograph letters signed to Robert Southey, one each from Edward Coleridge, John Taylor Coleridge and Sara Fricker Coleridge and two autograph letters signed from William Wordsworth, one to Robert Southey and one to Joseph Henry Green. This collection of letters dates from 1794-1834.
This letter is from the Joanna Langlais Collection, a large collection of letters written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge to various recipients. The collection has been divided into subsets, based primarily on Coleridge's addressees, and these sub-collections have been cataloged individually as MA 1848- MA 1857.
Partial address panel with postmarks and a partial address. The left side of the address panel has been cut away. The visible address is "Coleridge / Stowey / Bridgewater."
Written from No. 19 Sale Street, Lincolns Inn, London.
The conclusion and the signature of the letter has been cut away.
James Mackintosh was the brother-in-law of Daniel Stuart, Editor of the Morning Post. Mackintosh was a philosopher, politician and historian.
This letter is from the Joanna Langlais Collection, a large collection of letters written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge to various recipients. The collection has been divided into subsets, based primarily on Coleridge's addressees, and these sub-collections have been cataloged individually as MA 1848- MA 1857.
Partial address panel with postmarks and a partial address. The left side of the address panel has been cut away. The visible address is "Coleridge / Stowey / Bridgewater."
Written from No. 19 Sale Street, Lincolns Inn, London.
The conclusion and the signature of the letter has been cut away.
James Mackintosh was the brother-in-law of Daniel Stuart, Editor of the Morning Post. Mackintosh was a philosopher, politician and historian.
Provenance
Purchased from Joanna Langlais in 1957 as a gift of the Fellows with the special assistance of Mrs. W. Murray Crane, Mr. Homer D. Crotty, Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Hyde, Mr. Robert H. Taylor and Mrs. Landon K. Thorne. Formerly in the possession of Ernest Hartley Coleridge and Thomas Burdett Money-Coutts, Baron Latymer.
Summary
Concerning an offer of financial assistance to Coleridge; saying how much he admires him but he had heard from Dr. Beddoes that Coleridge had "...not been so kindly treated by fortune as by nature...On my return to town I found an easy opportunity of procuring a very small Stipend for you which I thought might with very little exertion from you contribute to make you somewhat more easy. When I went to Cote House again Dr. Beddoes at my desire wrote to you & by your answer I saw that you were not averse from the proposal. The newspaper is the Morning Post. The political tone is such as cannot be disagreeable to your feelings or repugnant to your Principles. The Proprietor who is no stranger to your character & talents is ashamed of offering you so small a pittance but he pleads in excuse that the large establishment of parliamentary reporters makes this season of the year peculiarly expensive & that if the Connexion proves agreeable to both parties after a fair trial he will very gladly increase the salary. He has already ordered the Paper to be sent to you & he informs me that verses or political Essays as you may chance to be inclined will be equally agreeable to him...Will you do me the favour of communicating to me the name of your tragedy that I may urge the irresolute good nature of Sheridan to bring it forward as soon as possible. Suffer me to add that if by any means within my narrow power either now or hereafter I can shew you in any degree my esteem for your virtue & my admiration for your genius you will do me [cut away] pleasure & honour [cut away] it out to me;" conclusion and signature are cut away.
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