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Letter from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, England, to Basil Montagu, 1826 May 1 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
211851
Accession number
MA 3909
Creator
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834.
Display Date
England, 1826 May 1.
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund as the gift of John B. Davidson, 1983.
Description
1 item (3 pages, with address) ; 11.1 x 9.0 cm
Notes
Address panel to "B. Montagu, Esq're."
Summary
Asking for his kindness to Thomas Hurst, the publisher, who is facing bankruptcy; saying he was happy to hear that Montagu and his wife are both well; saying that he expects he has heard the news of Thomas Hurst; saying "He is a broken-hearted Man who had borne his prosperity meekly, & was duped into adversity by kind feelings...Do, my dear Friend! be as kind & gentle in your questions & tones, as shall be consistent with your duty. I know you will."